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Article: Tomato sauce 'can cut risk of prostate cancer by a third'; Breakthrough as study shows two servings of ketchup a week helps men beat disease.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2002
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Byline: RACHEL ELLIS
EATING tomato sauce twice a week could reduce the risk of men developing prostate cancer by up to a third, according to new research.
American experts, who carried out one of the biggest studies into the benefits of a tomato-rich diet involving almost 50,000 men, are urging males to eat more tomatobased products.
Although previous studies have found that tomato sauce has health benefits, this is the first to suggest that even small, regular doses can protect against the cancer that affects one in 12 men.
The secret lies in lycopene - an antioxidant in the skin of tomatoes - which makes them red.
Scientists ...