The Intake of Tomato Paste Helps Against Sunburn
Scientists believe that these beneficial effects are due to the presence in tomato of a powerful antioxidant known as lycopene. The intake of concentrated tomato paste, such as covering the pizza, can help prevent sunburn on the skin and premature aging, according to a British study.
Researchers from the University of Manchester asked a group of ten volunteers who ate the equivalent of five tablespoons of tomato paste and ten grams of olive oil for twelve weeks and an equivalent to just take the oil.
The scientists exposed volunteers in both groups at the beginning and the end of the experiment to ultraviolet radiation and found that the first group were 33 percent less likely to burn at the second exposure to sunlight. The effect of concentrated tomato paste was equivalent to 1.3 of protection factor cream for the skin, as the scientists estimated.
