Lycopene cancer study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Consumption of tomato products, but not lycopene alone, inhibited the onset of prostate cancer in rats, reports a study published in the Nov. 5 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Steven Clinton, MD/PhD, et al. found male rats on tomato-based diets demonstrated lower mortality rate than rats in control and lycopene groups. Results suggest "tomato phytochemicals and diet restriction may act by independent mechanisms" to reduce prostate cancer risk. Supplement marketer American Longevity filed a petition in June for approval of cancer risk reduction claims on lycopene, tomatoes and tomato-based products (1"The Tan Sheet" June 9, 2003, p. 17)...