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• n  carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer

• Tomatoes contain lycopene, probably the most powerful antioxidant among the carotenoids, the compounds that turn fruits and veggies deep orange.
• I haven't yet started swallowing the daily statin they say I should be taking now, the daily aspirin, the lycopene for my prostate.
• In these studies, a strong link between lycopene and the reduction of later-stage aggressive tumors emerged.

News & Articles

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• Enjoy watermelon all summer long: NetWellness
  Watermelon is also a good source of lycopene. Lycopene gives fruits like watermelon, tomatoes, and pink grapefruit their red color.
  July 5, 2013 - The Sun Press

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• Fred Hutchinson in Reuters UK
  In a written statement, Dr. Ulrike Peters of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle said the finding is "disappointing, since lycopene might have offered a simple and inexpensive way to lower prostate cancer risk for men concerned...