Tomatoes Have Many Health Benefits
I'm a huge fan of tomatoes, and you can usually catch me eating some with feta cheese. Of course, I'm not alone—tomatoes are a popular culinary staple all around the world, appreciated for their rich flavor and adaptability as well as their many health benefits.
Yes, these wonderful red wonders are medicine cabinets. In addition, eating more tomatoes protects against a variety of diseases. It's because tomatoes are low in calories while high in critical nutrients.
A medium-size tomato contains good amount of:
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin K
- Potassium.
- Folate (vitamin B9)
- Beta-carotene and lycopene
- Fibers
Health benefits of eating tomatoes
🍅 Heart Health
One of the most significant health benefits of tomatoes is the potential to improve heart health. Consuming tomatoes and tomato-based products on a daily basis can help lower blood pressure, control cholesterol levels, and reduce the risk of heart disease.
🍅 Cancer Prevention
Lycopene, the red pigment found in tomatoes, is a powerful antioxidant linked to cancer prevention. Increased dietary lycopene intake reduces the risk of several cancers, including lung, prostate, breast, cervix, and skin cancer. While further research is needed, adding tomatoes in your diet may help reduce the risk of developing cancer.
🍅 Prevent the Loss of Cognitive Function
Eating tomatoes is an easy and effective strategy to maintain cognitive sharpness and prevent brain illnesses.
🍅 Reverse male infertility
Consuming tomatoes regularly boosts sperm motility..
🍅 Skin Health
Eating tomatoes can help you have healthier-looking skin. Tomato antioxidants, lycopene, and beta-carotene, are natural sun protection factors (SPF) that help to prevent sunburn and UV-related skin damage. In addition, vitamin C promotes collagen production, which is essential for skin firmness and wrinkle reduction.
🍅 Digestive Health
Consuming fiber-rich foods such as tomatoes can help avoid constipation and encourage regular bowel motions. Furthermore, adequate fiber intake promotes a healthy gut flora, which is necessary for overall health.
🍅 Weight Management
Want to maintain a healthy weight? Tomatoes can be your allies! They are low in calories but rich in water content, so they could keep you feeling full for longer. Adding tomatoes to meals can boost flavor without adding too many calories, making them a perfect complement to weight reduction or management programs.
🍅 Blood Sugar Control
The fiber and antioxidants in tomatoes can help to stabilize blood sugar levels, which is important for people who have diabetes or are at risk of getting it.
🍅 Immune System Support
Tomatoes have a high antioxidant content, which helps to maintain immunity. If you are unwell, your immunity needs extra support, so boost your tomato intake to get better faster.
🍅 Healthy Blood
Folate promotes the development of red blood cells, as well as healthy cell growth and function.
🍅 Tomatoes Must be Included in the Diet of Those Who Received COVID-19 Vaccines
Cancer, brain and blood disorders, and heart problems are among the most common adverse reactions of COVID-19 vaccines, thus those who have received these products should consume a lot of tomatoes.
🔴 Consuming a lot of tomatoes is also advised for those who have recently received blood transfusions from public blood banks, as the blood supply contains COVID-19 vaccines and their derivatives. Read more about it here.
Tomatoes are best consumed fresh. Many people are unaware that growing tomatoes is rather simple and may be done on even the smallest balcony. I tried growing tomatoes in big bags and had a good harvest.
During the winter, tomatoes in the supermarkets taste like plastic and are quite expensive. If you don't want to grow tomatoes indoors, although it's simple, you can get your healthy tomato fix from dried or canned tomatoes.
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🍅 My favorite cold tomato soup is simply a can of tomatoes with sliced onion, olive oil, feta cheese and salt.
🍅 Dried tomatoes are ideal for sandwiches; simply spread some butter on bread and top with a few dried tomatoes.
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References
https://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/26/1/65.pdf
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2023/6632637
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924224405000373?via%3Dihub
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128202845000150?via%3Dihub
I eat them fresh from the garden all summer, plus my son, daughter-in-law and I can them - about 150 quarts so far this year. We always include garlic in them, since most of our recipes that use tomatoes also include garlic. My daughter likes to eat them right out of the jar.