Source: Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter
Summary:
People who ate tomato products daily for 3 weeks lowered harmful cholesterol by 13%
The study, in British J. Nutrition, had 21 healthy volunteers avoid all tomato products for 3 weeks, then eat the high tomato diet
High tomato diet involved only 2 tablespoons of ketchup and 1-2/3 cups of tomato juice a day
Conclusion: Eating tomato products regularly may reduce both total and LDL cholesterol
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