date:Jan 06, 2014
ended servings of fruits and vegetables would promote breast cancer prevention in an at-risk population.
Tomatoes regulate hormones
The study was conducted on 70 postmenopausal women, since the risk of breast cancer is known to dramatically increase after menopause. For 10 weeks, the women were given a diet rich in tomato products and containing at least 25 milligrams of the phytochemical lycopene per day.
Lycopene, a chemical in the carotenoid family that gives tomatoes their distinctive col