Opponent Tomatoes With Heart Disease

Tomato extract supplements are predicted more effectively than other cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Tomatoes do have many benefits. In addition can be made drinks or food, tomatoes are also often processed as a health and beauty products. That is because the high content of antioxidants called lycopene which reached 50 percent in any one grain of tomatoes.

In addition to functioning as an antioxidant, lycopene is a carotenoid compounds can counteract the bad cholesterol (LDL) that clog arteries and cause heart disease and stroke. Content of lycopene that makes use of British researchers and tomato extract
made in the form of pills. The pill could eventually be consumed as multivitamins in general and specifically to prevent heart disease and stroke. Especially for people who have the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Given the pills Ateronon tomatoes were created by a team of biotechnology development, from the University of Cambridge, England. In a trial involving 150 respondents indicates Ateronon can reduce bad fat oxidation to zero for eight weeks. That's according to the British Cardiovascular Society.

"This tomato supplements will be more effective than cholesterol-lowering drugs are currently widely used," said Peter Kirkpatrick, one team of researchers from the University of Cambridge.

However, current Ateronon still in the research phase before moving to the end of the market. But, while waiting, it does not mean you can not receive the benefits of tomatoes.

So, from now consume tomatoes eaten regularly either directly or in juice, especially for those who are at risk of heart disease. Because the content of lycopene in it is very good to reduce bad cholesterol in the blood. Good eating tomatoes!