Tomato Power. . . .

This article was syndicated from: Laurel on Health Food

Tomato Power

ChefMD® recently wrote the article “Tomatoes KO Cardiovascular Disease.” First off, I love the title because it shows how food is a truly powerful disease fighter. The Chef said tomatoes help reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering the amount of LDL (bad) cholesterol in your body. He also pointed out that cardiovascular disease is responsible for 50% of deaths in Europe and a third of deaths in the United States. Yikes!

A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition compared cholesterol levels in volunteers over a three week period. Those who eat a diet rich in tomatoes (equivalent to one ounce of ketchup or more than 13 ounces of tomato juice a day), compared to those who eat no tomatoes, had a 5.9% drop in their overall cholesterol and a 12.9% drop in LDL cholesterol.

Most of us don’t like to eat tomatoes plain, so you can try out ChefMD®’s recipe for Sun Dried Tomato and Mushroom Muffuletta Sandwiches.

My two favorite ways to eat tomatoes are in TCOA Salad or on toasted whole grain bread with hummus, salt, and pepper. Yum!

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