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Tomatoes

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About Tomatoes

Tomatoes originated in Central and South America and globalized after the Spanish came to America.  Tomatoes are grown all over the world.  There are thought to be over 7,000 different varieties of tomatoes.

Nutrition Benefits of Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a rich source of the antioxidant, Lycopene, which is a type of carotenoid. Lycopene is thought to be the best of the carotenoids.

Other benefits linked to tomatoes are related to prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, bone health, heart health, lowering cholesterol and lowering tryglycerides.

Nutrition Facts
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Tomatoes scores well for 25 health goals

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Prostate

Recipe Score:100

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Cancer

Recipe Score:94

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Skin Health (Psoriasis, Eczema, etc.)

Recipe Score:94

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Look Younger

Recipe Score:94

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Parkinson's

Recipe Score:93

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Cholesterol

Recipe Score:92

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Asthma

Recipe Score:90

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Breast Cancer

Recipe Score:90

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Menopause

Recipe Score:90

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Inflammation

Recipe Score:90

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Endometrial

Recipe Score:90

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Erectile Dysfunction

Recipe Score:90

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Circulatory System (Cardiovascular)

Recipe Score:90

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Liver

Recipe Score:90

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Eye Health

Recipe Score:88

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Diabetes (Type 2)

Recipe Score:88

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Detoxification

Recipe Score:88

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Kidneys

Recipe Score:88

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Gastrointestinal

Recipe Score:84

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Lung Cancer

Recipe Score:84

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Leukemia

Recipe Score:84

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Immune System

Recipe Score:84

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Women's Health Issues

Recipe Score:84

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Colon Health

Recipe Score:82

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Candida (Fungal Infections)

Recipe Score:82

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The Research

Prostate

Prostate: Score 100

Summary:

Human: A mix containing tomato significantly increases PSA doubling time in men with prostate cancer. Tomato contains lycopene, which has activity in prostate cancer patients with PSA relapse disease and may delay progression of prostate cancer. It inhibits progression in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. It reduces PSA levels in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia. Tomato reduces prostate cancer growth. Animal: Tomato reduced testosterone regulated genes associated with early prostate carcinogenesis. It has a synergistic effect with ciprofloxacin in the rat model of chronic bacterial prostatitis. It inhibits prostate inflammation induced by partial bladder obstruction. In Vitro: It can induce programmed cell death and cell cycle arrest in hormone refractory prostate cancer cells.

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Cancer

Cancer: Score 94

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Human: Tomato may be associated with a reduced risk of gastric cancer. Tomato contains lycopene, which inhibits liver cancer cell growth. High intakes of fruits and vegetables, including tomato, has a favorable role in the risk of many common cancers. They are associated with reduced pancreatic cancer risk. They are associated with a lower risk of breast cancer. They are associated with lowering the risk of endometrial cancer. Tomato reduces prostate cancer growth. They reduce breast cancer risk particularly for more aggressive and ultimately fatal disease. Animal: Tomatoes may have anti-leukemia activities. They helped the expression of genes associated with inflammation, apoptosis and cancer progression. They can reduce or prevent dietary carcinogen induced cancers. They may inhibit cancer stem cells. In Vitro: They exhibit chemopreventive properties during hepatocarcinogenesis. They inhibit cell migration and invasion in highly invasive hepatocarcinoma cells. They inhibit the adhesion, invasion and migration of human hepatoma cells. They inhibit the growth of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells. They inhibit the invasion of human lung adenocarcinoma cells. They significantly inhibit basophile leukemia cell proliferation. They may prevent colon cancer.

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Skin Health (Psoriasis, Eczema, etc.)

Skin Health (Psoriasis, Eczema, etc.): Score 94

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Human: It improves skin aging. It has a potential antioxidant effect and may reduce the elevated levels of oxidative stress. In Vitro: Tomato contains lycopene, which has radioprotective properties against UBA radiation. It can decelerate skin aging.

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Look Younger

Look Younger: Score 94

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Human: It improves skin aging. It has a potential antioxidant effect and may reduce the elevated levels of oxidative stress. In Vitro: Tomato contains lycopene, which has radioprotective properties against UBA radiation. It can decelerate skin aging.

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Parkinson's

Parkinson's: Score 93

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Protective effect of lycopene on oxidative stress and cognitive decline in rotenone induced model of Parkinson's disease.

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Cholesterol

Cholesterol: Score 92

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Tomato contains lycopene, which contributes to the inhibition of LDL oxidation. They have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in high cholesterol diets. They decrease total cholesterol.

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Asthma

Asthma: Score 90

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Contains lycopene, which may help asthma.

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Score 90

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Human: Tomato intake is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer. It may beneficially increase serum adiponectin concentrations among postmenopausal women at increased breast cancer risk. It reduces breast cancer risk particularly for more aggressive and ultimately fatal disease. In Vitro: It inhibits the growth of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells.

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Menopause

Menopause: Score 90

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Human: A formula containing lycopene from tomato, reduces climacteric symptoms in menopausal women.

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Inflammation

Inflammation: Score 90

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Human: It is a clinically effective hypoalgesic agent and the available data show a better safety profile than nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It compares favorably with a statin drug on endothelial dysfunction in association with reductions in inflammatory cytokines and markers of oxidative stress. It is safe and helps to improve levels of an inflammatory cytokine. It has anti-inflammatory properties in patients with postoperative inflammation. It effectively mitigates inflammation in patients suffering from chronic SM-induced cutaneous complications. It suppresses inflammation in the mucosa of people with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Endometrial

Endometrial: Score 90

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Human: Tomato contains lycopene, which is inversely associated with the risk of endometrial cancer.

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Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction: Score 90

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Tomato may reduce the risk for inflammatory diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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Circulatory System (Cardiovascular)

Circulatory System (Cardiovascular): Score 90

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Tomato may reduce the risk for inflammatory diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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Liver

Liver: Score 90

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Meta Analysis: Tomato contains Lycopene, which inhibits liver cancer cell growth. Animal: It inhibits nonalcoholic steatohepatitis promoted hepatocarcinogenesis. It decreases liver inflammation and total cholesterol associated with high dietary fat intake. It may be an effective whole food prevention strategy against alcoholic liver disease. In Vitro: It was found to prevent liver carcinoma development in patients with chronic viral hepatitis and cirrhosis. It exhibits chemoprotective properties during liver cancer. It inhibits cell migration and invasion in highly invasive liver cancer cells. It inhibits the adhesion, invasion and migration of human hepatoma cells. It protects against gamma-radiation induced DNA damage, lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in liver cells.

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Eye Health

Eye Health: Score 88

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Tomato contains lycopene, which attenuates oxidative stress induced experimental cataract development.

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Diabetes (Type 2)

Diabetes (Type 2): Score 88

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Human: Tomato may provide a useful approach for reducing the risk of inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which are associated with obesity.

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Detoxification

Detoxification: Score 88

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Human: It may reduce the time to clearance of an oncogenic HPV infection.

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Kidneys

Kidneys: Score 88

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Animal: It has a protective effect on gentamicin induced oxidative stress and kidney toxicity. It protects against cisplatin induced kidney injury and oxidative stress.

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Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal: Score 84

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Meta Analysis: Tomato products may be associated with a reduced risk of gastric cancer.

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Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer: Score 84

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In Vitro: Tomato inhibits the invasion of human lung adenocarcinoma cells by reducing the expression of MMPs.

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Leukemia

Leukemia: Score 84

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Animal: It may have useful anti-leukemia activities. It may be a novel candidate for the leukemia treatment. In Vitro: It significantly inhibits basophile leukemia cell proliferation

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Immune System

Immune System: Score 84

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Animal: Tomato contains lycopene, which may be protective against HPV. In Vitro: Tomato has a potential role in suppressing rhinovirus. Tomato contains lycopene, which has antifungal activity against Candida Albicans.

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Women's Health Issues

Women's Health Issues: Score 84

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Animal: Tomato contains lycopene, which may have therapeutic value in the treatment of uterine leiomyoma.

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Colon Health

Colon Health: Score 82

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In Vitro: They might prevent colon cancer.

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Candida (Fungal Infections)

Candida (Fungal Infections): Score 82

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In Vitro: Tomato contains lycopene, which has antifungal activity against Candida Albicans.

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How Our Scoring System Works

For each health goal, we assigned a score to each recipe and each ingredient. This helps you better understand the correlation that medical research is suggesting between foods and benefits to various health goals. Our scoring system is based on REAL RESEARCH published on pubmed.gov. This is a website that curates over 25 million different biomedical journals.

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What we consider when creating your scores:

  • 1Type of Study (human, animal, lab, or academic review)
  • 2Amount of Research
  • 3What the Research Says
  • 4How much of the ingredient we use (for the recipes)
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