The American Federation for Food and Drug Administration has analyzed 145 studies on the issue of lycopene, tomato extract or tomatoes themselves and concluded that there is no practical connection between the amount of lycopene consumed and the incidence of cancers of different localization, according to the online edition for girls And women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net According to the head of the study, Dr.

Claudine Kayano, neither natural food with a large tomato content nor artificial supplements based on tomato extracts have an effect on the prevention of cancer.

However, another group of researchers continues to insist that lycopene has a serious effect on prostate cancer. In addition, in some individual cases, the substance had a positive dynamics of influence on the cancer of the ovaries, stomach and pancreas.

If the substance itself is not effective, the cellulose and vitamins contained in tomatoes make this vegetable very useful for our health.

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