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Tomatoes are one of the vegetables (aka fruits?) that I grew up eating. My family served tomatoes in one form or another at nearly every meal. They are delicious and so very versatile. So it was a delight to discover that they may also provide some protection from breast cancer too.<\/p>\n
As women reach menopause, their body mass typically increases, which puts them at greater risk of breast cancer. But a constituent of tomatoes, adiponectin, has been shown in recent studies to reduce breast cancer risk. That is great news for those of us that love tomatoes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe advantages of eating plenty of tomatoes and tomato-based products, even for a short period, were evident in our findings,\u201d says Adana Llanos, assistant professor of epidemiology at Rutgers and a research member at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Llanos was a postdoctoral fellow at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center when she conducted the research.<\/p>\n
The study also found that the benefits of eating tomatoes increase when the person maintains a healthy body weight.<\/p>\n
\nFuturity<\/a>: \u201cThe take-home message from our study\u2019s preliminary findings is that the beneficial effects of a diet high in lycopene, specifically increasing adiponectin, may explain why tomatoes may be effective at reducing breast cancer risk.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Be sure to check out the full page about tomatoes<\/a> to discover their other health enhancing properties!<\/p>\n
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Futurity: Tomatoes May Lower Women’s Breast Cancer Risk<\/a><\/p>\n