Prostate Cancer Can Be Prevented With Tomato Pulp

Prostate cancer is not a disease in the medical world new again. This disease affects men and is a threat to men. Commensurate with the dangers of breast cancer or cervical cancer in women!

Although no genes have experienced prostate cancer, there is no harm in preventing the dangerous cancer is it? Moreover, in today's cancer is no longer simply caused by genes alone. This disease has grown because of the threat of bad lifestyle.

Preventing prostate cancer is not really difficult. By eating foods that contain lycopene, the cancer can be prevented at least. Lycopene itself is one of the substances contained in fruit or vegetable reddish orange color that has a function to prevent prostate cancer.

Tomatoes are one of the fruits that are rich in this substance lycopene. It's cheap, It feels even tasty. Usually used as a fruit juice or blended as a cooking ingredient.

How to reap the benefits of tomatoes prevent prostate cancer?

Nutrition expert Dr. Samuel Oetoro, MS. SpGK, as quoted from AntaraNews say that tomatoes are boiled longer to be half the pulp provide the best source of lycopene. This slurry can be consumed on a regular basis and helps prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells.

Why should it be boiled? The process will help lycopene boiling surface. Lycopene was actually at the core tomatoes, he should be forced out by boiling.

"Indeed, when boiled in vitamin C, beta-carotene and others will be lost. However, be special since it contains tomatoes leukopenia arises. While vitamin and beta-carotene itself can be obtained from other fruits and vegetables," said Dr. Samuel.

How to boil the tomatoes are true:

Rinse 2-3 red tomatoes that will be mush.

Boil 400 ml of water.

Insert been chopped tomatoes, and add 1 tablespoon canola oil or olive oil.

Boil and stir until thickened and a half mush.

Function canola oil or olive oil is to help the absorption of lycopene in the intestine. Because the actual substances; such as carotenoids and lycopene can only be absorbed if there is oil aid.

In addition, Dr. Samuel also recommends that every day everyone eat at least five fruits and vegetables with different colors to maintain adequate health and nutritional needs as well as vitamins.