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New Study Provides Hope
for Hypertensive Patients
Research using a natural tomato extract is good news for mild hypertensive patients reluctant to make lifestyle changes.
New findings published in the May issue of The American Journal of Hypertension, provide evidence that Lyc-O-Mato®, a natural tomato extract produced from non-GMO tomatoes, may help lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The study, presented at the Sixteenth Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension on May 18, 2001, may provide a new alternative for about 50 million Americans who have hypertension.
Americans interested in lowering their risk of high blood pressure are frequently encouraged to exercise and follow a low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Typically, however, many are reluctant to make changes in their lifestyles. In fact, according to NOAH, an online health resource maintained by City University of New York, only 68 percent are aware of their high blood pressure condition and only 27 percent have it under control. High blood pressure contributes to 75 percent of all strokes and heart attacks.
Now there is a natural alternative to controlling hypertension that may prevent Americans from making difficult lifestyle changes and/or taking drugs with harmful side effects.
In a single-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial, Esther Paran, M.D., the study’s principal investigator, evaluated the effect of Lyc-O-Mato on grade 1 hypertensive patients. In this study, 30 grade 1 hypertensive patients between the ages of 45–60 were administered a daily dose of identical placebos for the first four weeks of the study, followed by a 250 mg daily dose of Lyc-O-Mato for the final eight weeks of the study.
Preliminary results of this study indicate a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure in treated patients. “We are optimistic about Lyc-O-Mato’s potential in managing hypertension,” Dr. Paran said. “The results of this study demonstrate the ability of Lyc-O-Mato to reduce systolic blood-pressure, warranting additional studies in the future.”
Other recent studies suggest that Lyc-O-Mato also provides a considerable level of defense against degenerative diseases including heart disease. Considering the results of these studies, combined with its positive effects on blood pressure, the importance of maintaining a normal level of natural phytonutrients like lycopene, phytoene, phytofluene and beta-carotene in the human body is evident. It is recommended that individuals consume at least 80–250 mg of Lyc-O-Mato per day, which contains 15 mg of lycopene as well as other phytonutrients, to maintain good health. This is equivalent to eating two tomatoes daily. Epidemiological studies indicate the body absorbs and uses tomato phytonutrients most beneficially when consumed with oil. Food like tomato sauce, which is prepared with natural oils, is a good source of absorbable phytonutrients. Lyc-O-Mato (LycoRed Natural Products, Beer-Sheva, Israel) is the only standardized all-natural tomato extract that delivers phytonutrients including lycopene, phytoene and phytofluene in the tomato’s own oil, complete with natural vitamin E and other phospholipids.
www.lycomato.com, or visit the American Society of Hypertension Web site at www.ash-us.org
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