TOMATO FOR PROSTATE CANCER, DIABETES, OBESITY, KIDNEY STONE

Tomato holds second place after potato among vegetables. Tomato , Lycopersicum esculentum belongs the family solanaceae.It is a native of South America from where it was brought to Europe. Now it is a popular vegetable and is available in the market world wide. It is grown every where in America, Africa, India, China
It contains proteins, fat , minerals, fibre, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vit. C, small amount of Vit. B complex

MEDICINAL USES
1.Prostate cancer-Eating tomatoes regularly give protection against cancer as it contains a compound lycopene, a vitamin like compound in the vegetable , interferes with ty  of umolecules that cause DNA damage and that lead to prostate cancer. The more tomatoes men eat , the less likely they are to get the disease
2. Diabetes- It is said to be very effective in controlling the percentage of sugar in the urine of diabetic patients. It has low carbohydrate contents and good food for diabetes
3. Obesity- Tomatoes are highly useful in the treatment of obesity . One or two ripe tomatoes taken daily morning without breakfast is considered safe method to reduce weight. Besides it provides basic nutrients and Vit C
4. Kidney stone- For urinary disorders , eating a tomato early in the morning prevents formation of urinary calculi as it has sufficient quantity of acids and vitamins A and C. It is proved that lack of these vitamins invites recurrent UTI and it causes calculi formation. Tomato controls the acid value of urine to 5.5 or less, thereby reducing the acidity of urine

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