The Incredible Health Benefits of Tomatoes!

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• Learn more about the Health Benefits of Tomatos from WebMD.com at https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/ss/slideshow-tomato-health-benefits

• Wang, Y., Jacobs, E.J., Newton, C.C. and McCullough, M.L. (2016), Lycopene, tomato products and prostate cancer‐specific mortality among men diagnosed with nonmetastatic prostate cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Int. J. Cancer, 138: 2846-2855. doi:10.1002/ijc.30027

• Mitochondrial β-Carotene 9′,10′ Oxygenase Modulates Prostate Cancer Growth via NF-κB Inhibition: A Lycopene-Independent Function Xiaoming Gong, Raju Marisiddaiah, Susan Zaripheh, Doris Wiener and Lewis P. Rubin Mol Cancer Res October 1 2016 (14) (10) 966-975; DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-16-0075

• “FoodData Central Search Results.” USDA FoodData Central, USDA, 1 Apr. 2019, fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients.

• United States FDA Food and Minerals Chart

  https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/interactivenutritionfactslabel/factsheets/vitamin_and_mineral_chart.pdf

• Megan Ware, RDN. “Tomatoes: Benefits, Facts, and Research.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, 25 Sept. 2017, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/273031.php#diet.

• Tanis, David. “Quick Fresh Tomato Sauce.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 26 Aug. 2015, cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017650-quick-fresh-tomato-sauce.