Posted on 01/31/2005 10:47:03 PM PST by abu afak
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Israeli scientists see red - tomato pigment lowers blood pressure
By Idele Ross October 12, 2003
It used to be said that an apple a day kept the doctor away. Now, new research in Israel shows that a red tomato is effective in keeping away heart disease.
Professor Ester Paran, chief of the Hypertension Unit at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva, has led a group of medical researchers in discovering that lycopene, the natural red pigment in tomatoes, lowers blood pressure in hypertense patients. Besides tomatoes, lycopene is also found in red peppers and papayas.
"This is the first time a natural substance has been proven both scientifically and clinically to effectively reduce hypertension." Paran told ISRAEL21c. "The importance is that for the first time we have something natural with the possibility of reducing the risk of stroke and acute coronary events."
Paran said the connection was made by chance. "Soroka researchers had already found that lycopene was an effective anti-oxidant. It reduces fatty acid oxidation and works as an anti-atherosclorosis. As soon as we understood that, it wasn't difficult to wonder what effect it would have on hypertension."
Researchers at Soroka led by Paran carried out a study on 30 Grade One hypertensive patients ranging from 40 to 65 years of age who had never taken drugs for their condition. At first they underwent a two-week series of physical tests in order to establish a baseline diagnosis. They were then given a daily dose of identical placebos for the first four weeks of the study followed by a 250 mg daily dose of lycophene in the form of Lyc-O-Mato capsules for the eight weeks of treatment, and then again four weeks of placebo.
The researchers found a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure among the group, and Diastolic blood pressure was lowered. Beneficial effects on blood lipids, lipoproteins and oxidative stress markers were also noted in the study. The results which were presented at the annual meeting of The American Journal of Hypertension in San Francisco, clearly indicated that dosages of the tomato extract can treat hypertension which causes heart disease and stroke. ..."
The rest at:
http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enZone=Health&enDispWho=Articles^l525&enPage=BlankPage
And what are "Arab scientists" doing?
Probably preaching that Jews are the cause of all ill in the Muslim world...
BTTT
A friend of mine at Berkeley told me that the academic paper output (a rough measure of the quantity and quality of research going on) of Israel is greater than the entire Arab region.
He also thinks Israel produces more publications per its number of researchers than any other country - though I think China, Japan and the USA may give them a run for their money - not to mention the excellent colleges in Britain and western Europe.
Actually ,.. the Arab/UN Ingrates.. would be surprised to know that ISRAEL has done more for Agriculture in Arid Countries than any country in the World.
(Including Arabs from Morocco to Iraq used to go to there to learn until recently)
The Drip Irrigation System/S ISRAEL INVENTED is feeding extra Hundreds of Millions and is being used from High end California Vineyards to the Arab World and Indian Subcontinent and thru Africa.
That's what happens when you throw a few Jews in the Desert for 20 years the Arabs inhabited for 1500 years
(Please Excuse me for that Gloat/Overly prideful statement .. but it's true... abu afak)
Nice Idea! I'll soak my grilled meat with ketchup next time!
Alright I love tomatoes
Rack itttt
Actually only person that doesn't like tomatoes is my brother this is cool rack Israelis
Maybe use a little Olive oil too... and take an Omega Capsule with it as well (OMEGA 3,6,9 etc)
God blesses us again
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But Mmmmm so good!
Mmmmmmmmmmm, BLTs...
Compounds in grilled meats, or any burned item have always been considered carcinogens. I don't think people can eat enough burned stuff, or would want to to have an effect.
It is just the leftist vegans trying to control the food of real men.
There are also beneficial anti-cancer compounds in grilled meats. That was found long ago, but most research deals with the bad stuff not the good.
Sort of like exposure to the sun. You get benefits but can also get cancer. Truth is, we all have cancer cell at one time or another. Some will eventually flourish, but most are defeated by the body's immune system.
So eat correctly, do not go out into the sun, and die slipping on a wet floor.
At three bucks a pound, I wouldn't buy tomatoes if they caused world peace!
This is blatant price fixing...FOX had a piece on this a few weeks back. Tomatoes are rotting on the vine in Florida because farmers can't sell them to grocery chains, who have got them jacked up so high that customers are refusing to buy them. Florida farmers say that there are "plenty of tomatoes available", and that "they are dirt cheap". (I've heard $7 to $9 per 25 pound box, while grocery syndicates are charging $3 to $4 per POUND!!!) There is NO shortage. I had one produce rep at a local grocery store (liberal New Hampshire) tell me that tomatoes were "out of season". Please.
okay, in the dumb question category: is tomatoe juice cooked or is it raw?
(uh, can't say "no tomatoes, please" huh)
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