The Health Benefits of Lycopene

Although tomatoes are orange-red and watermelon is pink, they both owe their rosy color to lycopene, a member of the carotenoid family.

Lycopene was first brought to the public’s attention when early research associated eating tomatoes with a lower risk of prostate cancer.^1,2,3

This preliminary research, which did not establish a causative role for lycopene in cancer protection, was questioned by many who were skeptical as to “whether eating pizza could possibly be cancer-preventive”. Remember that?

Lycopene Fights Cancer

A small trial conducted with prostate cancer patients showed lycopene reduced PSA (a prostate cancer marker) by an average …read more