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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