Lycopene

A new review article highlights the many health advantages of eating more tomatoes, which includes a lower risk of prostate cancer and other cancers, and emerging evidence of benefits concerning other diseases. While the good news is Americans eat more tomatoes and tomato products than any other non-starchy vegetable, about 90 percent of adults fail…

In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) evaluated the lycopene benefits for black men who had a prostate abnormality and an elevated PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level. According to Richard van Breemen, UIC professor of medicinal chemistry and the lead researcher on the study, “We’re not setting…