lycopene
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Introduction
Protective effect against prostate cancer.[1]
Protective against heart disease[4]
May help rrevent skin from sun damage[4]
Bioavailability is better from tomato paste than fresh tomatoes[2][3][4].
Food sources:[4]
- tomatoes have more lycopene than any other food
- other sources are foods rarely cooked
- watermelon, papaya, pink grapefruit, guava
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Giovannuccu E et al Intake of carotenoids and retinol in relation to risk of prostate cancer. JNCI 87(23):1767, 1995 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7473833
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gartner C et al Lycopene is more bioavailable from tomato paste than from fresh tomatoes. Am J Clin Nutr 66:116, 1997 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9209178
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barber NJ, Barber J Lycopene and prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (2002) 5, 6-12 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15195123 <Internet> http://www.nature.com/pcan/journal/v5/n1/full/4500560a.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Harvard School of Public Health per MSNBC 03/28/04