TOMATO HOPE FOR SMOKERS

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TOMATO HOPE FOR SMOKERS

TOMATOES may help protect smokers against lung disease, researchers said

yesterday.

Scientists found that mixing tomato juice into drinking water prevented lab

test mice contracting emphysema triggered by tobacco smoke.

There are now plans to extend the test to humans suffering the disease.

Experts discovered one strain of mice developed emphysema after being exposed

to tobacco smoke for eight weeks. But there was no disease when the animals'

water was mixed 50-50 with tomato juice.

The juice contains the antioxidant lycopene, which helps stop groups of atoms

called free radicals causing chemical damage.

Kuniaki Seyama, of Juntendo School of Medicine in Tokyo, said: " We thought

lycopene was a good candidate. "

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So if lycopene is what is required then there are many other sources; see

below an excerpt from:

http://www.watermelon.org/index.asp?a=dsp & htype=health & pid=25

Lycopene is a red pigment found in plants and is part of a large class of

plant compounds called carotenoids. Carotenoids are fat soluble and create

yellow, orange or red colors in plants. Carotenoids are not made by humans.

Lycopene is not found in high amounts in many plants. The greatest sources of

lycopene in fresh fruits and vegetables are watermelon, tomato, red grapefruit

and guava.

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