Kagome Confirms that Tomato Juice Helps Alleviate Bronchial Asthma.Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Japanese food conglomerate Kagome has discovered that tomato juice provides beneficial effects against bronchial asthma (BA). In the recent collaboration with the Koto koto (kō`tō), a Japanese string instrument related in structure to the zither. It consists of an elongated rectangular wooden body, strung lengthwise with 7 to 13 silk strings. Hospital in Tokyo, the company has confirmed that a long-time ingestion (at least 6 months) of tomato juice helps alleviate the subjective symptoms of BA while improving the peak expiratory flow rate peak expiratory flow rate (pēkˑ ek·spīˑ·r , an index of BA. Lycopene lycopene /ly·co·pene/ (li´ko-pen) the red carotenoid pigment of tomatoes and various berries and fruits. ly·co·pene n. , a substance found in tomato, plays a substantial role in these effects. Details of the research will be presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society, to be held in June. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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