Super super super tomato

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1249207/The-SUPER-TOMATO-reduce-risk-prostate-cancer.html

Is there nothing the humble tomato can't do? Not satisfied with being a hangover cure, a good source of vitamin C and great for your skin, the little red fruit is now tackling cancer.
Touted as a 'super superfood' for its ability to reduce the risk of prostate cancer, the Moruno tomato has twice the normal levels of a natural cancer-fighting substance and as much vitamin C as a similar-sized orange.
And, from today, it's all yours for £1.50 for a 280g pack in the Tesco Finest range.
The Moruno, which took Spanish scientists two years to develop and is the result of cross-breeding 2,000 varieties, has double levels of lycopene, which gives tomatoes their red colour, and which scientists have linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer.
Lycopene is more easily absorbed into the bloodstream when the tomatoes are cooked with certain oils, such as olive oil.
In a recent study, more than 1,000 men with prostate cancer had their post-diagnosis diets examined. Patients who had tomato sauce more than twice a week had a 44 per cent lower risk of the disease spreading．

トマトは、二日酔い、美容に効果があり、ビタミンCも豊富なことが知られていますが、この度、抗がん効果がある新種のトマトが、発表されました。

”モルノ トマト”と言い、このトマトはスペイン人の科学者が2年もの年月をかけて開発したもので、2000種のトマトから品種改良を行いました。

トマトには、リコピンと言うとまとを赤くする成分が含まれていますが、この成分ががんのリスクを軽減することが研究によって明らかになりました。

研究では、1000人以上の男性がん患者を対象に行われ、トマトソースを週に2度食べた患者は44%もがんの広がるリスクが下がったと言う。

この、”モルノトマト”は英国大手スーパーマーケット、TESCO （テスコ）が先立って販売を開始、1パック280gで￡1.50。

安くはないが、食べてみる価値はあるかも…。