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“Time” magazine says that tomatoes contain a lot of tomato red pigment, can significantly reduce the risk of prostate cancer and other cancers, tomatoes, or the best source of vitamin C. Recent studies have further found that tomato red pigment but also the prevention of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease, myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis, etc..
Found that tomato red pigment has strong antioxidant capacity, can harm the human body to eliminate free radicals. Free radicals are oxygen molecules with extra electrons or oxygen atoms, like the human body is extremely destructive and lethal parasites, they are to erosion of support for human health, cells, proteins for a living, and sometimes attack the body function of each control center ( such as the center of immune regulation, blood glucose control center, cancer center, suppression), and flows through the blood around the body, a healthy human horrific killer. By eliminating free radicals, tomato red pigment can play to prevent cancer and the role of some chronic diseases.
In addition, the study pointed out that the red pigment of tomatoes can inhibit synthesis of cholesterol, lower blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, thus to prevent various cardiovascular diseases.
According to reports, tomato red pigment is a natural pigment in food composition, chemical structure, are carotenoids, vitamin A is a. Red fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, watermelon, pink grape, apricot, etc., are rich in tomato red pigment. In addition, the processed tomato products like tomato juice, tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato sauce and tomato soup, salad, tomatoes are a good source of red pigment.
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