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Health Benefits of Tomato - References

Written by - Vanessa Jones, B.A

Article Reviewed by Dietitian - Julia Samuel, M.Phil

Last Updated on May 09, 2019

References:

A Prospective Study of Tomato Products, Lycopene, and Prostate Cancer Risk - (http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/94/5/391.full)
Increases in plasma lycopene concentration after consumption of tomatoes cooked with olive oil. - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15927929)

Author: Vanessa Jones

Editor: Mita Majumdar

Technical: Lingaraj

Published on Oct 17, 2012
Last Updated on May 09, 2019

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