Health Benefits of Tomatoes

Tomatoes are amazing with lots of nutrients good for healthy body, clear eyesight, reduce blood pressure, relief diabetes, skin problems, protects the kidneys, reduce inflammation and good for any health conditions. Daily consumption of tomatoes provides a great boost to health as well as adding flavours to foods.

Tomatoes are packed with excellent amounts of nutrients such as fiber, vitamins A, K, B1, B3, B5, B6 B7 and vitamin C to help for healthy body, development and to fight infections. It also has potassium, which can help to control heart rate and blood pressure, folate, iron, zinc, phosphorus and manganese, all of which are good for healthy and proper functioning of the body.

In describing the health benefits of tomatoes, a discussion about lycopene should be mentioned. Lycopene is one of the carotenoid with antioxidant properties, which gives the tomatoes its signature red colour. Lycopene has the strongest antioxidant property of all the carotenoids. Other carotenoids include Lutein, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene, which are all present in Tomatoes.

Tomatoes size ranges from bite size cherry types, pear, globe shape, to giant beefsteak tomatoes and they comes in different colours. Tomatoes are normally pale green when young, and turns to red, orange, yellow, pink, and purple when it’s matured. Here are some of the health benefits of tomatoes:

Healthy skin and Hair: Tomatoes contains some properties, which are beneficial to skin and hair health. The lycopene and other properties may help to protect against sunburn and the vitamin A present in tomatoes can be of help to healthy hair growth.

Reduce the risk of cancer: The lycopene and beta-carotene in tomatoes have proven to have cancer-fighting effects. Tomatoes contain the properties, which can fight the harmful free radicals and blocking them from progressing.

Prevent Heart Disease: Tomatoes are a rich in lycopene, beta-carotene, folate, potassium, vitamin C, flavonoids, and vitamin E, which protect the heart and vascular cells from oxidation, which causes plaque to build up in your arteries leading to heart disease.

Manages Diabetes: Tomatoes are rich in nutrients that help in managing diabetes. Prolonged blood sugar levels hurt major organs such as the brain and kidneys. Eating more tomatoes and including tomatoes in your daily diet can help to stabilize the glucose level.

Lowers Blood Pressure: Tomatoes contains powerful properties such as vitamins and minerals that help in safeguarding the body from high blood pressure.  It can also help to reduce high cholesterol. Tomato seeds are rich sources of niacin (vitamin B3), which is good to lower cholesterol level.

Good Vision: The vitamin A in tomatoes is regarded great for eyesight and clear vision. Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant, which can fight the harmful effect of free radical and eyes are vulnerable to free radical damage. The vitamins A in tomatoes have the ability to reduce the harmful effect of free radical.

Boost the immune system: The antioxidant lycopene and beta-carotene in tomatoes have the immunity boosting agents which helps to boost the immune system preventing some common conditions. Tomato seeds are excellent sources of antioxidant lycopene and beta-carotene.

Reduce Blackheads: Due to the components present in tomatoes, it can be beneficial to fight and reduce blackheads.

Prevent smoking effect: The main components present in tomatoes can help to fight against harmful effect of free radicals. The presence of vitamins A has been known to reduce the effects of carcinogens found in cigarettes and protect against lung cancer.

Prevents Urinary Tract infections: Tomatoes are packed with nutrients and high in water content, which can stimulate urination, meaning they are diuretic in a way, this increases the elimination of toxins and free radical from the body as well as excess water, salts and uric acid.