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For decades, tomatoes have been positioned as a food that could potentially worsen symptoms of arthritis, a condition characterized by joint pain, stiffness, swelling, warmth, and tenderness that ...
Lycopene is an antioxidant commonly found in tomatoes — it has been shown to prevent cell damage and provide myriad benefits to the body, including but not limited to helping improve sperm count.
Lycopene - found in high concentration in cooked red tomato products like canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato juice and garden cocktails, guava and watermelons. Zeaxanthin - best sources are kale, collard greens, spinach, turnip greens, Swiss chard, mustard and beet greens, corn, and broccoli
Various studies have found that moderate doses of genistein have inhibitory effects on cancers of the prostate, [39] [40] cervix, [41] brain, [42] breast [39] [43] [44] and colon. [17] It has also been shown that genistein makes some cells more sensitive to radio-therapy; although, timing of phytoestrogen use is also important.
A genetically modified tomato, or transgenic tomato, is a tomato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. The first trial genetically modified food was a tomato engineered to have a longer shelf life (the Flavr Savr ), which was on the market briefly beginning on May 21, 1994. [ 1 ]
The main source of polyphenols is dietary, since they are found in a wide array of phytochemical-bearing foods.For example, honey; most legumes; fruits such as apples, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, pomegranate, cherries, cranberries, grapes, pears, plums, raspberries, aronia berries, and strawberries (berries in general have high polyphenol content [5]) and vegetables such as broccoli ...
Symptoms of food intolerance vary greatly, and can be mistaken for the symptoms of a food allergy. While true allergies are associated with fast-acting immunoglobulin IgE responses, it can be difficult to determine the offending food causing a food intolerance because the response generally takes place over a prolonged period of time. Thus, the ...
Phenolic antioxidants have low biodegradability, but they do not have severe toxicity toward aquatic organisms at low concentrations. Another type of antioxidant, diphenylamine (DPA) , is commonly used in the production of commercial, industrial lubricants and rubber products and it also acts as a supplement for automotive engine oils.