Eat more fruit and vegetable consumption of lycopene helps to be rich in anti-cancer

Dr. Chu-mei, deputy director of medicine that has a good anti-cancer effects of lycopene is a carotenoid, red, due to the first separated from the tomato, hence the name of lycopene. Lycopene in tomato in the content, with different varieties and maturity are different, tomato maturity the higher the lycopene content of the more up to hectogram containing more than 40 mg of lycopene

Tomato Lycopene 72% ~ 79% deposited in leather and water-soluble part, in order to promote the release of lycopene more, should add a certain amount of cooking oil and heat, thereby enhancing the rate of intestinal absorption.

 

At present, confirmed that lycopene has anti-oxidation, elimination of free radicals, regulation of tumor proliferation, reduce cell damage and other functions, eat lycopene can prevent stomach, colon, rectum, oral cavity, breast and uterine cancer and so on, and lycopene in inhibiting cancer cell proliferation more effective than the carotene.

 

Need to be reminded that lycopene is not limited to tomato and its products, pumpkin, watermelon, persimmon, peach, mango, grapes, strawberries and carrots, cabbage root also contains lycopene. Therefore, the dietary cancer prevention is not only pay attention to the proper cooking methods, consumption of fruit and vegetables, but also as rich as possible.