Can you tell me more about lycopene and its health benefits?
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Lycopene is one of the carotenoids and it's a very good thing to take especially if you don't eat enough tomatoes (which have the highest concentration of Lycopene). In and of itself, Lycopene is good for prostate health, plus it's packed with antioxidants, so it helps with benefits throughout your whole body.
It's not "better" to buy it from a health food store, although that will typically make it more expensive. The most important thing about where you buy it is that the company you are getting it from (the "brand") is of a good quality. Discount stores (eg. Walmart) have some good brands and lower prices than most health food stores, and multiple mail-order companies are typically even cheaper.
Many of the reported health benefits of lycopene are attributed to its ability to protect cells against oxidative damage. It is an antioxidant and anti-tumor agent.
Health benefits -
1.Lycopene supplementation proved to be beneficial to couples who try for the first time to conceive but are not successful due to unspecified male infertility problems.
2.Decrease risk of prostate cancer.
3.Ageing and a variety of age-related conditions such as heart disease and cancer.
4.Poor Prostate Health
5.Weakened Immune System - Lycopene supplementation has been found to boost immune function in the elderly.
Dosage - The ideal intake of lycopene is currently unknown; however, the men in the Harvard study with the greatest protection against cancer consumed at least 6.5mg per day.
Reactions - No adverse effects have been reported with the use of lycopene.
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