The Pair That Prevents Prostate Cancer
In animal studies, the combined dietary impact of 'maters and broccoli delivered an even more serious cancer-fighting punch than either produce item delivered alone.
A Dynamic Duo
What makes this pair so powerful? Not only are tomatoes our top source of the antioxidant lycopene, but also they deliver anticancer nutrients like vitamin C, folate, quercetin, kaempferol, and naringenin. Then there's broccoli, the king of the cruciferous family. In addition to cancer-busting carotenoids and polyphenols, broccoli is rich in sulforaphane, a compound credited with clearing carcinogens from the body. Get your broccoli and tomatoes in one tasty meal with this recipe: Pasta with Broccoli, Tomato, and Anchovy Sauce.
So Happy Together!
Both a tomato-rich and cruciferous-heavy diet have been shown to reduce prostate cancer risk. And researchers suspect that the cancer-fighting compounds in these two items have complementary two-pronged effects, promoting cancer cell death and also keeping cancer cells from multiplying and growing out of control.
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