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Beyond Lycopene: Scientists Study Health Benefits of Phytoene and Phytofluene From Tomatoes

Health & Wellness (tags: health, humans, cancer, prevention, protection )

Michael
- 67 days ago - naturalnews.com

The FDA has approved claims that tomatoes reduce the risk of gastric, ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancers. But the FDA has raised doubt as to the effectiveness of lycopene alone in protecting against cancers

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Pamela Mendoza (112)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 2:26 am
very noted. They look so good I would one to eat one. Tomato sandwich.

Regina Coeli deWinter (414)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 3:55 am
Good info here. I wish I liked them raw but I don't...but cooked or sun dried....YUM!

ROBIN M. (160)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 4:03 am
i eat them like apples i love them nice cold tomatoe nothing better

Lorraine K. (154)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 5:53 am
Thanks Michael, noted.

Joycey B. (424)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 5:54 am
We have a garden load of them. At least I know these will be safe to eat. Thanks for another great article Michael.

Littlewing N. (116)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 6:07 am
MINE ARE ALMOST READY YUMMY

Michael C. (121)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 11:59 am
You're welcome. Sometimes I eat the cooked or raw in salads. Other times I'll grab one and slice it up like an apple and eat it with pepper.

Deidre Williams (1)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 1:53 pm
Sad for me though, I can't eat tomatoes, unless they are acid free, and the ones here, have skyrocketed through the roof in price!!

serge vrabec (127)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 3:25 pm
I would like to throw a tomatoe at our rotten FDA, lol. Thx Micheal!

Tim Redfern (437)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 4:36 pm
Yeah, Serge, me too!
I LOVE a good raw tomato!
A little garlic salt on it,
and you've got some Good Eats,
as Alton Brown would say!
BUT, if it's Lycopene you're
looking for, eat watermelon!
It has FAR more Lycopene than
tomatoes!
Thanks for another terrific post,
Michael! :-))
noted.

Michael C. (121)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 8:30 pm
I never knew that about watermelons. Thanks for the info Tim.

Hey serge, why waste a perfectly good rotten tomato on the FDA? Last time I checked, a brick still works..lol

Shroedinger Watcher (18)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 9:49 pm
While you all meantion the tomatoes, those rats were killed just to state the obvious facts. How do you think they got the samples/results?
University of Illinois is vile place.

Tim Redfern (437)

Sunday June 29, 2008, 10:04 pm
Shroedinger, fortunately
vivisection and animal-testing
is beginning to fall out of favor.
They now have computer models and
programs that do the work much faster and
more accurately than animal testing.