January 9, 2011

Tomatoes Found to Contain Nutrient Which Prevents Vascular Diseases

ScienceDaily for January 7, 2011 reported on tomatoes and vascular diseases.

The team led by Dr Teruo Kawada, from Kyoto University and supported by the Research and Development Program for New Bio-industry Initiatives, Japan, focused their research on extracts which tackle dyslipidemia, a condition which is caused by an abnormal amount of lipids, such as cholesterol or fat, in the blood stream.