Benefits of Antioxidants in Food

Authors

  • Paula Roberta Fabrício da Costa Cesumar
  • Antonio Roberto Giriboni Monteiro Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Keywords:

Radicais Livres, Antioxidantes, Tomate, Licopeno, Free Radicals, Antioxidants, Tomatoes, Lycopene.

Abstract

This research is a review of scientific data about the relation between the consumption of antioxidants (lycopene) and the prevention of cancer and heart and blood vessels diseases. Free radicals can lead to several ways of cell damage and its chronicity may be involved with the formation of countless diseases. The lycopene ia a carotenoid which has a greater removal capacity of free radicals. To prevent these diseases, it is important to consume lycopene source foods like tomatoes and their products (ketchup, sauces and purée), guava, watermelon and papaya – a daily intake of 35 mg of lycopene.

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Author Biographies

Paula Roberta Fabrício da Costa, Cesumar

Discente em Nutrição e Formação do Nutricionista no Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: paularobertanuti@hotmail.com

Antonio Roberto Giriboni Monteiro, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Docente em Engenharia de Alimentos na Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM. E-mail: argmonteiro@uem.br

How to Cite

Costa, P. R. F. da, & Monteiro, A. R. G. (2009). Benefits of Antioxidants in Food. Saúde E Pesquisa, 2(1), 87–90. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/996

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Artigos de Revisão