Tomatoes may reduce risk of prostate cancer

The latest research report from the National Cancer Research Center of the United States points out that if men eat more than three servings of fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, broccoli, and cabbage every day, their risk of developing prostate cancer can be reduced by half.

Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Research Center conducted a retrospective analysis of the eating habits of 615 prostate cancer patients and 615 normal people to predict the association between food choices and prostate cancer. The results showed that 15% of the respondents ate more than three servings of vegetables and fruits a day, and their risk of prostate cancer was reduced by nearly half compared with those who only ate one serving of vegetables and fruits a day; the respondents who ate more than three servings of tomatoes, broccoli, and cabbage a week, compared with those who only ate one serving of tomatoes, broccoli, and cabbage a week, had a 40% lower risk of prostate cancer.

Researchers believe that the nutrients and special phytochemicals in vegetables and fruits such as tomatoes, broccoli, and cabbage can help the body remove waste more effectively and shorten the time that cancer-causing toxins stay in the body. However, if the special ingredients of plants are extracted and purified and taken in the form of health foods, they may not be able to exert the original effect of plants in regulating human physiological functions.

Researchers suggest that if you want to use fruits and vegetables to achieve the health benefits of preventing prostate cancer, you might as well add tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower and other fruits and vegetables to your three meals. In addition, you can also eat some cherry tomatoes when you are hungry in the morning or afternoon. This will not make you fat and will help prevent prostate cancer.