Introduction to health benefits of tomato
Tomato is a sweet, delicious and
juicy fruit. It comes under the category of fruits and vegetable. This product
is cultivated around the world and is easily available in the fruit and vegetable
markets.
Tomato could be eaten raw and is also cocked along with other vegetables. People also used to eat sliced tomatoes in sandwiches, chopped in salads and drink tomato juice along with vegetable juice or the pure tomato juice. There are lots of benefits of tomato that are good for our health.
Tomato helps in improving vision
Tomato
contains lots of vitamin A. Vitamin A helps to improve our vision and prevent night
blindness. It also helps to reduce the risk of macular degeneration.
Tomato maintains blood health
A single
tomato provides nearly 40% of our daily requirement of Vitamin C. It also
contains iron, potassium and vitamin A, which are all necessary to maintain
blood health. Tomato is a good source of chromium that helps to circulate our
blood normally.
Cancer
Tomato
helps to fight cancer; it contains a large amount of antioxidant lycopene that
helps to lower the risk of stomach, lung and prostrate cancers. Vitamin A and C
in tomato helps to control cell damage.
Weight Lose
Tomato
contains lot of fiber and water which can help us to lose weight. Make it as a
part of your daily diet, you can sliced them to eat raw or can make snack,
salads or sandwich out of it. Also you can use raw tomato with your other
meals.
Digestion
If we eat
tomatoes every day it will keep our digestive system healthy and will help us
to prevent constipation and diarrhea. By removing toxins from our body it keeps
us safe from jaundice. Vitamin A in tomatoes also keeps our hair strong and
shinning.
Kidney stones
Eating
tomatoes without seeds can prevent kidney stone and gallstone.
Heart disease
Eating
tomatoes regularly helps to decrease cholesterol level and triglyceride in our
blood, as well as it reduces fat in our blood vessels. Antioxidant lycopene in
tomatoes can protect us from cardiovascular disease and it also reduces the
risk of heart disease.
