Tomato pill 'beats heart disease'

Tomato pill 'beats heart disease'

Summary
Scientists say a natural supplement made from tomatoes, taken daily, can stave off heart disease and strokes.Preliminary trials involving around 150 people with heart disease indicate that Ateronon can reduce the oxidation of harmful fats in the blood to almost zero within eight weeks.
the supplement could be much more effective than statin drugs that are currently used by doctors to treat high cholesterol. However,Professor Peter Weissberg of the British Heart Foundation said: "As always, we caution people to wait for any new drug or modified 'natural' product to be clinically proven to offer benefits before taking it. "It will take some time, and several clinical trials, to provide such evidence.

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When I read this I was not suprised that tomatoes have this positive healing effect for the heart I thought in the Islam this type of vegetable was recommended 14centuries ago and is well known in the islamic culture! :)