Friday 20 September 2013

INCREDIBLE: Tomato juice prevents high cholesterol, says nutritionist

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 Jummai Abdul, a nutritionist at the Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, on Thursday, said that drinking tomato juice could prevent high cholesterol, glaucoma and other ocular diseases.

Mrs Abdul said that tomato juice, which could be taken with other nutritious fruits, vegetable drinks, could also prevent inflammation of the joint.

“It is also rich in fibre which helps to break down bad cholesterol in the body, helps regulate bowel movement, prevents constipation and keeps the liver healthy and function well,” she said.

She said that drinking tomato juice regularly helped in preventing prenatal health issues and aided in the prevention of eye and cardiovascular diseases.

According to her, some benefits of tomatoes juice include the good effects it has in improving one’s appetite and aiding digestion.

“Tomato juice is recommended for people who are suffering from heart conditions or who are recovering from heart attacks,’’ she said.

Mrs Abdul explained that tomato juice also worked as a natural antiseptic and helped in guarding human body against any kind of common infections.

“People who have kidney stones and gall stones should take it because it works as a natural antiseptic and helps prevent the body to develop common infection like colds and flu,’’ she said.

The nutritionist, however, advised people suffering from kidney stones and gall stones to eat tomatoes without its seeds.

Mrs Abdul said that tomatoes juice could be consumed by diabetic patient because of its nutritional, antioxidant and cancer fighting properties.

According to her, tomato contains lycopene; a powerful antioxidant that protects against degenerative diseases.

She said women with high levels of lycopene had five times lower rate of cervical cancer than those with the lowest levels.

“It helps in the prevention of skin breakout, reduces acne and gets rid of pimple infection fast,” she said.
She explained that there were other vitamins found in tomatoes juice such as vitamin A, B1, B2,  B3, B5, B6 and contained small quantities of vitamin B12.

“Vitamin A is essential for maintaining good teeth and strong bones, good for growing children and Vitamin B helps in increasing one’s energy by keeping the nervous system healthy,” she said.
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