Tomatoes contain lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that can protect and repair the body from damage caused by multiple diseases.
Why are tomatoes good for my pet?Tomatoes are rich in nutrients that are good for dogs and are low in calories and high in fiber, which is good for digestion.
Carotenoids are pigments that give fruits and vegetables their vibrant red, orange, yellow and green colors. Tomatoes are a source for all four major carotenoids - alpha- and beta-carotene, lutein, and lycopene. It is lycopene that gives tomatoes their red colour. |
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Carotenoids act as antioxidants and are thought to provide health benefits in decreasing the risk of disease, particularly certain cancers and eye disease. While the carotenoids found in tomatoes have individual benefits, they also have synergy as a group and interact to provide health benefits for your pet. In particular, tomatoes contain a large amount of lycopene, which is thought to have the highest antioxidant activity of all the carotenoids.
Benefits of tomatoes:
- Reduces the risk of heart disease
- Promotes strong bones
- Supports healthy vision
- Helps prevent cancer
Reduces the risk of heart disease.
Tomatoes contain lycopene, which has proven to protect the heart from a large number of common conditions, including lowering high blood pressure and reducing the risk of coronary heart disease.
Promotes strong bones.
The antioxidants in tomatoes can help relieve oxidative stress in bones that cause brittle and weak bone structure.
Supports healthy vision.
Antioxidants such as lycopene and lutein can protect eyes from common eye diseases. They have also been found to have the ability to prevent or delay the development of cataracts. The vitamin A in tomatoes also helps with vision.
Helps prevent cancer.
Lycopene plays a role in preventing and slowing several types of cancer by interrupting signal pathways that would normally cause the tumors to grow more.
Tomatoes contain lycopene, which has proven to protect the heart from a large number of common conditions, including lowering high blood pressure and reducing the risk of coronary heart disease.
Promotes strong bones.
The antioxidants in tomatoes can help relieve oxidative stress in bones that cause brittle and weak bone structure.
Supports healthy vision.
Antioxidants such as lycopene and lutein can protect eyes from common eye diseases. They have also been found to have the ability to prevent or delay the development of cataracts. The vitamin A in tomatoes also helps with vision.
Helps prevent cancer.
Lycopene plays a role in preventing and slowing several types of cancer by interrupting signal pathways that would normally cause the tumors to grow more.
For more information:
- Lycopene acts through inhibition of IκB kinase to suppress NF-κB signaling in human prostate and breast cancer cells.
- Lycopene attenuates oxidative stress induced experimental cataract development: an in vitro and in vio study.
- Lycopene and Its Antioxidant Role in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases-A Critical Review.
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