According to research on BBC knowledge television program; The Truth about Food, tomatoes has the effect to protect the skin from sun radiation that emitted UVA and UVB lights that caused sunburn. It’s because tomatoes contain high lycopene which serves as an anti-oxidant. Lycopene is a bright red carotene and carotenoid pigment which makes tomatoes and other several fruits and some vegetables to have brightened skin and red color. Besides to protecting the skin from sun radiation, as an anti-oxidant, lycopene is good for human body to prevent several types of cancer.
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When tested on several women, eat 55 grams (contains of 16mg of lycopene) of tomato paste everyday for 3 months can increase the health of the skin, brighten and protect the skin from sun radiation by 30% from before consuming lycopene in tomatoes. It says tomato paste contain 5 times of lycopene than fresh tomato fruit. Consume tomatoes or tomato paste that contains high lycopene onwards also good and giving much benefit to our health. But, besides eating tomatoes or tomato paste in order to protect our skin naturally, it is advisable also to continue to use protection with sun block to protect the skin from sun radiation because sun block already contain SPF (Sun Protection Factor) that will totally protect the skin and prevent from sunburn.
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