The nutritionist said that regardless of raw food or cooked food, it is recommended to eat the two together. Not only can nutrients be taken in, lycopene can also fight cancer, protect the heart and beautify the skin; the picture shows the situation.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] Tomatoes are loved raw or cooked, but many people will question whether it is better to eat raw or cooked?

Nutritionist Zeng Yitian said that cooked tomatoes can help release lycopene, but vitamin C and phytochemicals will be lost due to high temperature; while raw food can retain vitamin C and phytochemicals, but it is difficult to absorb lycopene.

But regardless of raw or cooked food, it is recommended to eat both, not only nutrients can be taken, lycopene can also fight cancer, protect the heart and beautify the skin.

Zeng Yitian pointed out in the Facebook fan page "Nutrition Food Ms.E10-Nutritionist Yitian" that tomatoes contain lycopene. When tomatoes are cooked, heating can soften the cell walls and fibers of tomatoes and help the release of lycopene. However, vitamin C. Heat-labile nutrients such as phytochemicals will be lost due to high temperature.

In addition, if tomatoes are eaten raw, heat-labile nutrients such as vitamin C and phytochemicals can be retained, but unheated lycopene is not easy to absorb.

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Lycopene protects the heart and fights cancer

As for the goodness of lycopene?

According to Zeng Yitian, it is a fat-soluble and stable nutrient, and it can help the small intestine absorb lycopene when combined with fat.

In addition, it also has a strong antioxidant capacity and the ability to scavenge free radicals, which is twice that of β-carotene and 100 times that of vitamin E.

In addition, it can also reduce the incidence of cancer, protect cardiovascular, skin care and other effects.

●Reduce the incidence of cancer:

inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells, and reduce the risk of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer.

According to statistics from the United States, people who eat more tomatoes can reduce the average cancer rate by 40%.

●Cardiovascular protection:

It can prevent low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, avoid vascular arteriosclerosis, and reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases.

●Skin beautification effect:

It has the function of anti-ultraviolet free radicals, slows down the damage of skin aging, and reduces the formation of melanin.

As for how to eat tomatoes?

Zeng Yitian emphasized that for small tomatoes that are fruits, don’t think twice and eat them raw. If they are large tomatoes that are vegetables, try to cook them with fat.

It is also recommended to chop tomatoes to destroy the cell wall to help release nutrients. Of course, you can also use canned tomatoes directly (low sodium is better), and cook with oil, such as tomato salsa, borscht, etc., are very delicious Law.

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