In an article of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, the researchers at the National Center for Food Safety & Technology of Illinois Institute of Technology and the experts of the company ConAgra Food, explain us that tomatoes safeguard people from the attack of some categories of cancer, they have antithrombotic and anti-inflammatory functions which prevent from cardiovascular disease, make stronger the bones against osteoporosis and defend the skin from the UV rays.

Tomatoes are the primary source of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that, after cooking, preserves a good bioavailability.