Carotenoids like beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin may improve skin, heart, and bone health or prevent prostate ...

Lycopene has health benefits, but whether it prevents cancer has not been confirmed. There's nothing quite as mouthwatering as a rich, savory tomato sauce topping off fresh pasta—unless it’s that ...

Supplements based on tomato extracts may not work to prevent prostate cancer the way the whole fruit does, at least in rats, researchers reported on Tuesday. THE RESEARCH, published in this week’s ...

Taking a daily supplement of lycopene — a compound found in tomatoes and other foods — may improve the function of blood vessels in people with cardiovascular disease, according to a new study, but ...

The carotenoid behind the red of tomatoes, lycopene, could also be the key to curing many degenerative diseases and even slowing the aging process. Various scientific studies have confirmed the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Several supplements are promoted for prostate health but a new report shows more research may be needed to support those claims. The supplements likely can be found in any pharmacy ...

The interventions significantly elevated the primary outcomes, serum epigallocatechin gallate and lycopene at 6 months of follow-up. We report here an exploratory analysis in which serum IGF-I, IGF-II ...

New research suggests that lycopene, found in tomatoes and other red fruits, may help lower cancer risk—especially lung cancer. But is it the key to prevention or just part of a bigger health puzzle?

What is the latest on lycopene and prostate cancer risk? If lycopene is beneficial, what dose should be taken? —Gerard K. Nash, DO, Amarillo, Tex. One of the first articles correlating the consumption ...

Fresh tomatoes aren’t the only food high in lycopene. Here are 4 other foods with ample amounts of this antioxidant. Reviewed by Dietitian Kelly Plowe, M.S., RD Tomatoes are the most popular source of ...