{"id":2607,"date":"2007-05-17T13:20:25","date_gmt":"2007-05-17T13:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diyhealth.com\/?p=2607"},"modified":"2020-05-15T16:05:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T10:35:47","slug":"tomatoes-cant-defend-against-prostate-cancer-risk-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/tomatoes-cant-defend-against-prostate-cancer-risk-study","title":{"rendered":"Tomatoes can't defend against prostate cancer risk: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"reduceWith nearly 10,000 deaths from prostate cancer in the UK alone, it accounts for around 13% of male deaths<\/a> from the disease there. This second most common cause of cancer death in men — after lung cancer – can perhaps no longer be lowered by that spicy ketchup – the popularly held notion as also been approved by the FDA.<\/p>\n

Yes, it’s a heart-braking news for the ketchup or tomato lovers.<\/strong> Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and National Cancer Institute, after conducting a large study<\/a> said that the antioxidants in tomatoes, claimed to prevent prostate cancer, appears to be false!<\/strong><\/p>\n

With tomatoes found high in lycopenes – the natural dietary cancer-fighting compound – led the Food and Drug Administration to allow H.J. Heinz Co. — the world’s largest tomato-based product maker — to advertise:<\/p>

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The risk of prostate cancer may be reduced by eating just 1\/2 to 1 cup of tomatoes — such as a single serving of Classico{+®} pasta sauce — per week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But, the new study found no positive association between high levels of the antioxidants and lower rates of prostate cancer.<\/strong> The scientists rather found that men with high blood levels of lycopenes – after eating lots of tomato products — were suffering from the most aggressive prostate cancer form!<\/strong><\/p>\n

To add to, Ulrike Peters, a Fred Hutchinson scientist and lead author on the report, said<\/p>\n

It was an hypothesis based on observational studies and the fact that cancer can be caused by oxidative damage to DNA.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The study is published in the current journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.<\/p>\n

And, if you are a ketchup lover, and had all reasons to have more tomatoes these days, you might need to rethink on your prostate cancer risk.
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