Scientific evidence of the beneficial effects of tomato products on cardiovascular disease prevention and antiplatelet aggregation

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels that includes numerous problems, many of which are related to the process called atherosclerosis. The present work is aimed to analyze the most relevant studies examining the potentially beneficial effects of t...

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Autores: Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña, Fernández Ruiz, Virginia, Sánchez Mata, María De Cortes, Cámara Hurtado, Rosa María, Domínguez Díaz, Laura, Sesso, Howard
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/97344
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97344
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:613.2
Cardiovascular disease
Health claims
Lycopene
Tomato
Antiplatelet
Platelet
Bromatología (Farmacia)
23 Química
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Sumario:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels that includes numerous problems, many of which are related to the process called atherosclerosis. The present work is aimed to analyze the most relevant studies examining the potentially beneficial effects of tomato products on both CVD prevention and antiplatelet aggregation as well as an European Food Safety Authority health claims evaluation on tomato and tomato products. To date, only one health claim has been approved for a concentrated extract of tomato soluble in water (WSTC) marketed under the patented name of Fruitflow® with two forms of presentation: WSTC I and II, with the following claim “helping to maintain normal platelet aggregation, which contributes to healthy blood flow.” Other studies also demonstrate similar beneficial effects for fresh tomatoes, tomato products and tomato pomace extracts.