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Want to have glowing and supple skin? You might want to eat a lot of tomatoes, tomato and marinara sauce!
It might sound like a joke, but it turns out, tomatoes are filled with goodness that may give your skin an antioxidant boost to reduce sun damage, calm inflammation, and fight back against fine lines.
The benefit of eating tomatoes is coming from their secret nutrient: Lycopene - the nutrient your skin never knew it needed.
Let's talk about the connection between Lycopene (tomatoes) and healthy skin.
Lycopene is a natural compound found in red fruits and vegetables: tomatoes, watermelon, guavas, and pink grapefruit. Lycopene is carotenoids, which are red, yellow, or orange pigments that give the plants their respective colors.
Tomatoes have the most lycopene content. As the tomatoes ripen, their lycopene content gets higher and higher.
Here’s a list of foods containing the most lycopene per 100 grams:
Source: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/lycopene#food-sources
Antioxidants are very important for our overall health: they scavenge free radicals from the body cells and prevent/reduce the damage caused by oxidation. One of the major benefits of antioxidants is to help prevent and undo collagen damage to the skin.
Lycopene mainly prevents skin discoloration, fine lines, wrinkles, and texture changes. It fights off cellular damage, further retaining the moisture of the skin, thereby preventing fine lines and wrinkles leaving back a youthful complexion. However, keep in mind that lycopene cannot turn back the clock, but it can give a boost to collagen production, and can help prevent early signs of aging.
It can help in reducing and clearing your acne, as it can fight inflammation-causing acne. It acts as an astringent to reduce the appearance of large pores. It also calms the body's inflammatory process, reducing redness, itching, and irritation.
Lycopene can offer some protection against the damaging effects and harmful UV rays of the sun. However, it doesn't mean that it can be used as a replacement for sunscreen.
Lycopene, when consumed in foods, is safe for everyone, however, an excessive amount of lycopene could lead to "lycopenemia", which is an orange or red discoloration of the skin.
Avoid lycopene if you are pregnant: Lycopene is available in supplement form but it must be avoided when you are pregnant or breastfeeding. As suggested by some research, taking a daily supplement of lycopene increases the risk of premature births and low birth weights.
Tomatoes are overall healthy, and all because of their secret ingredient: Lycopene. This powerful antioxidant has many health benefits. It can help your skin glow inside out and can contribute to heart health, sun protection, and lower the risk of certain types of cancers. Though it can be found as a supplement, it can be most effective when it is consumed in the form of lycopene-rich foods: especially tomatoes.
So, it is time to include red tomatoes in your daily diet.
