CAROTENOIDS

January 1995

Carotenoids are natural pigments found in plants and animals that eat them. Many of them have anti-oxidant properties 50 to over 100 times more powerful than vitamin E. Lycopene, the strongest antioxidant listed here has been implicated in protection against cancer; lutein has been shown to protect against age-related blindness. Here are the basic carotenoid food groups:

carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and winter squash - alpha- & beta-carotene
green leafy vegetables - lutein (and beta-carotene)
tomatoes and watermelon - lycopene (and gamma-carotene for tomatoes)
citrus fruits - beta-cryptoxanthin
corn and peaches - zeaxanthin
salmon and certain seafood - astaxanthin

To get the full benefit of all of these carotenoids, a "well-rounded" diet should include portions from each of these groups. Current epidemiological studies suggest that dietary consumption of 2-5 times typical carotenoid intakes is sufficient to provide significant protection against chronic diseases.

Note: Golden Neo-Life's "Carotenoid Complex" will help provide you with this optimal daily intake!

TOMATOES HELP MEN AVOID PROSTATE CANCER

December 6, 1995

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- If vaudeville actors had only opened their mouths when someone threw tomatoes, they might have lived longer. Harvard University researchers revealed that men who eat at least 10 servings a week of tomato-based foods are up 45 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer.

The six-year study of the eating habits of 47,000 men found that foods such as pizza, spaghetti sauce and other foods rich in tomato substantially lowered the risk of prostate cancer. Scientists say that tomatoes in several forms, sauce, juice, raw or on pizza, seemed to have a protective effect against the cancer.

Those who 10 or more servings a week had a 45 percent reduction in the rate of prostate cancer while those who ate four to seven had a 20 percent reduction.

The study concluded that tomatoes are rich in an anti-oxidant called lycopene, and tomatoes and tomato products accounted for almost 90 percent of the lycopene in the diet of the men studied.

Note: Golden Neo-Life's "Carotenoid Complex" provides your daily requirement of "lycopene", plus the rest of the entire family of carotenoid antioxidants!!

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