TOMATOES--THE LATEST HEALTH FOOD.

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For about a mere 30 calories, the garden tomato gives you vitamins A, B-complex, and C, plus iron and potassium. With red tomatoes (not yellow), you get lycopene, which, more than its better-known relative beta-carotene, may protect against heart disease as well as stomach and colorectal cancer. According to the Mayo Clinic Women's Health-Source:

* A study of 48,000 American men showed a 21-34% lower risk for prostate cancer among those who ate tomatoes, tomato sauce, or pizza more than twice a week.

* In two Israeli...

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