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Lycopene is a bright red color pigment that is commonly found in the fruits and vegetables that are red in color like tomatoes and in other red color fruits. Lycopene is the most common carotenoid, a type of pigment, present in human body that has the powerful antioxidant property. Antioxidants are the substances that help in scavenging the free radicals that are harmful particles for the body. In this way, it protects the body from their damaging effects. Dietary sources of lycopene include fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, pink grapefruit, watermelon, pink guava, papaya and rosehip. Lycopene in tomatoes is the most abundant source of lycopene. Different researches have suggested that eating lycopene foods like tomatoes and tomatoes based products, may help in reducing the risk of getting prostate cancer, lungs cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer. Lycopene because of its powerful antioxidant property is implicated in heart diseases, because it helps in neutralizing the free radicals. Due to this reason, lycopene foods are considered as a heart protective food. Other health benefits of lycopene include that it provides aid in bone health and blood pressure and aging process. Lycopene is believed to provide protection against the bad cholesterol called Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), and in this way it helps in preventing the heart diseases.
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