Tomatoes fight cancer
Alltaj white in the mouth, an abnormal state characterized by the presence of precancerous white areas or plates can not be peeled or removed.
Showed a new study published in the journal "Science tumors mouth," that eating fruit and one of tomatoes per day reflects the damage to the oral cavity and reduces the risk of cancer lesions in it.
The researchers found that the compound to "lycopene" anti-oxidant found in tomatoes, reduce the symptoms of an abnormal state appear in the mouth known as the "Alltaj or hyperkeratotic white", which helps to reduce the size of the composite plate or solid lesions that affect the mouth and reflects changes in the pre-cancer cells resulting from that situation.
The doctors said Alltaj white in the mouth is the case of abnormal precancerous appear inside the mouth, characterized by white areas or plates can not be peeled or removed, and often grow in the cheeks but may also appear on the gums, tongue, palate and inside the lips, and many smokers or who are using chewing tobacco to the highest risk of infection in this case.
Studies have shown that people who eat large quantities of tomatoes and foods derived from them less likely to Bltaj mouth white and less risk for certain types of cancers in the mouth and throat, and esophagus, for these fruits contain large amounts of a substance lycopene red anti-oxidant.
The researchers in the new study follow-up to 58 people with white Balltaj divided into three groups of treatment, the first received 8 milligrams of lycopene daily for 3 months, while the second group dealt half the dose of lycopene for the same period, while the third dealt with a normal inactive pills, and then check all the participants and monitoring the number of white macules in their mouths every week to 10 days during the treatment period, tissue samples and examined them to assess the degree of pre-cancer changes in the cells at the beginning and end of the study.
The experts found that 55 per cent of the first group showed a full response, the disappearance of all white macules during at least four weeks, compared with 25 per cent in the second group, compared with no one in the third set, with a general improvement in the three groups of 80 per cent, 66 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively.
The analysis conducted on samples that textile Alaecupen doses of about 8 milligrams, or half, were effective in reducing the malignant lesions in the mouth, and the higher dose achieved better results.
The researchers pointed out that it is possible to obtain 8 mg of lycopene from eating five ounces of tomato, They confirmed that the body is better able to absorb this article useful compared to tomato sauces or juice, raw fruits.
Article available lycopene also in other food sources Kalptik and red grapefruit, along with its presence in the form of food supplements or concentrated tablets.
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