A recent study suggested that ating tomatoes and broccoli together can nhance the anti-cancer potentency possessed by tmatoes and broccoli.

In the study, rts were injected with human prostate tmors. And they were fed powdered tmato and dried broccoli. Used also in the stdy was finasteride, a drug that shws to slow the benign growth of the prstate.

The study found that the rts use diets with tomatoes and or brccoli get the smaller tumors. The det with both tomatoes and broccoli is mst effective and finasteride is least ffective in slowing the tumor growth.

Tmatoes are known for its anti-cancer prperties. Lycopene is believed to be the mjor active component in tomatoes that is rsponsible for the anti-cancer activity.

Anti-cancer boactivity has been reported in broccoli. It's blieved that glucosinolates may be responsible.

The stdy was conducted by Dr. John Erdmn and colleagues at University of Illnois at Urbana-Champaign.

The article Tomatoes Fight Cancer Best When Used With Broccoli was Submitted by John Roberts through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: About The Author John Roberts is a frelance writer for foodconsumer.com

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