Tomatoes are rich in antioxidants protect cells. Antioxidants are known from cancer fighters such as prostate and breast cancer. And now lycopene – one of the antioxidants found in tomatoes – is bound to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease of bone, usually develop in the elderly, particularly in postmenopausal women.

But the new study says the consumption of tomato juice may help prevent osteoporosis.

Published in International Osteoporosis magazine, scientific claim consuming 30 mg of lycopene from juice of tomato (two glasses) enough to help prevent osteoporosis.

According to the World Health (who), in 2002, 75 million people United States in Europe and Japan, including one in three postmenopausal women were affected by osteoporosis; specifically, bone fractures.

For research, expert restricted group of postmenopausal women aged 50-60, consume all contain lycopene during one month, then the study participants were divided into four groups of four months.

Groups received a supplement of lycopene 15 mg, a glass of juice of tomato naturally containing 15 mg of lycopene, a charm with 35 mg of lycopene tomato juice or a placebo.

After four months, the results show with lycopene raised serum lycopene, compared to the placebo group. Women eating lycopene had significantly increased the capacity of the antioxidant, decreased by oxidative stress and decreased bone markers for osteoporosis.

Antioxidants found in plant foods, especially colorful fruits and vegetables such as citrus fruits. WHO links low fruit and vegetable intake as a top 10 risk factors of global mortality, such as deaths from cancer and stroke.

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