Tomatoes Decrease Risk Of Heart Attcks

 Here is an interesting fact about tomatoes that they help in decreasing the risk of stroke or heart attack. This primarily due to the presence of large amount of lycopene in them. Lycopene is an antioxidant that is also present in other red fruits and vegetables which help in reducing reactive oxygen species also known as singlet oxygen quenching property which according to wiki is 100 times more efficient than vitamine E and 125 times more efficient than that of glutathione.



   A study performed in Finland suggested that diet rich in tomatoes could be helpful in reducing risk of stroke. Lycopene gives tomatoes its red colour and is already linked in lowering the lisk of prostate cancer in men. It also prevents blood clotting. It decreases the amount of reactive oxygen species in blood that injure the walls of artery leading to formation of atherosclerotic plaque. Thus it prevents or atleast delays the onset of a heart attack. It is also known to decrease the wrinkle formation in skin.

So eat a lot of tomatoes and stay healthy.