A tomato a day. (Lifelines).Tomatoes have a growing reputation for their importance in helping men reduce their risk of prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. . And now there's new research that confirms this reputation. Researchers fed one serving of pasta with tomato sauce every day for three weeks to men who were scheduled to have prostate surgery. At the end of the feeding period, the patients' prostate-specific antigen prostate-specific antigen n. Abbr. PSA A protease secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland. Serum levels are elevated in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) levels had dropped an average of 20 percent. And when their prostate tissues were examined after the surgeries, the tomato sauce eaters' tissue had less DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. damage than a similar group of men who were not part of the pasta program. While it's too early to tell if tomato sauce can prevent or slow the growth of existing prostate cancer, men who have the disease should eat tomato sauce often. And even healthy men should consider consuming tomato sauce two to four times per week. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute) |
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