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YOU CAN TAKE - Why the Tomato?
 Several
studies now link the consumption of tomatoes and tomato products with
a reduction in risk of the development of several forms of cancer. Laboratory
findings also suggest that the presence of lycopene, a carotenoid found
most abundantly in the U.S. diet in tomato products, may be among the
constituents in tomatoes that contribute to the reduction in cancer risk.
However, the biological effects are greater when tomatoes (compared with
lycopene alone) are ingested, suggesting that tomato's combined ingredients
provide the best value-added cancer prevention effects.
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