December 25th, 2013

The use of tomatoes, as well as dishes that have been prepared based on them, significantly reduced the risk of developing oncological diseases of the breast   in women who have already gone through menopause. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from United States Who had already published an article about the results of research in the medical journal.

Red tomatoes defines Lycopene   ( carotenoid pigment ). Foods containing lycopene are able to prevent the development of cancer pathologies, reducing markers of oxidative stress. Doctors say that the day the rate of lycopene   is 5-10 mg , While modern Western principles of nutrition provide only 0, 6-1, 6 mg   lycopene daily.

Postmenopausal women have a higher risk of developing breast cancer disease, and the risk increases with increasing body weight. In the study, researchers involved 70 women who had experienced a period of menopause   and had a high risk of breast cancer . Participants in the study had a mean age 57 years And the average body mass index - 30 kg / m² .

The study for ten weeks, the women ate every day so many tomatoes to get at least a daily basis 25 mg   lycopene. The study revealed that women in the blood content adiponectin   (substances that contribute to the regulation of lipid metabolism and glucose in the blood), increased by 9%. These results suggest that eating foods high in lycopene are an effective method of preventing the development of breast cancer.

Forming your own diet, women should periodically check the level of cholesterol   blood and correct diet. After recently researchers Duke University Medical Center   told that the risk of breast cancer is increased in women with high cholesterol.

Scientists have conducted long experiments on mice and found that a high level of cholesterol   in the body acts like a hormone estrogen , Increasing the likelihood of such a terrible disease like breast cancer. During the experiment, those mice that eating high-fat foods, this kind of tumor appeared on 30% more than in mice that had the usual diet.