The Love Apple is deserving of our affection. As well as being incredibly versatile with a unique tart flavour and oodles of juice tomatoes are vigorous health protectors, especially for men. Tomatoes are the richest organic source of lycopene, a powerful beta-carotene that destroys free radicals.
Free radicals drive the ageing process and aggravate cancer.
Lycopene is believed to provide powerful protection against many cancers, but especially that of the prostate. Men as young as twenty have been known to suffer from prostate cancer and dysfunction. Problems with the prostate can lead to poor urinary function and pain. These findings are consistent with other studies that have reported a low incidence of prostate cancer in southern Mediterranean countries, including Italy and Greece, where tomato consumption is high. In these countries tomatoes are often eaten with olive oil in sauces.