Tomato-Rich Diet May Lower Kidney Cancer Risk
Women who eat more tomatoes or other lycopene-containing fruits and vegetables may have a lower risk of developing kidney cancer, a new study suggests.
Lycopene is an antioxidant that gives tomatoes, watermelon, grapefruit and papaya their reddish color, and some studies have suggested it may reduce the risk of a number of cancers, including lung and stomach cancer.
In the new study, the researchers looked at nearly 92,000 postmenopausal women, following them from the mid-1990s to 2013. All of the women were participants in the Women's Health Initiative, a long-term nationwide study designed to help researchers better understand the causes of disease in middle-age and older women.
Lycopene is an antioxidant that gives tomatoes, watermelon, grapefruit and papaya their reddish color, and some studies have suggested it may reduce the risk of a number of cancers, including lung and stomach cancer.
In the new study, the researchers looked at nearly 92,000 postmenopausal women, following them from the mid-1990s to 2013. All of the women were participants in the Women's Health Initiative, a long-term nationwide study designed to help researchers better understand the causes of disease in middle-age and older women.