Top 9 Benefits of Tomatoes

No matter what the season or the reason, chewing a juicy red tomato brings in a whole load of benefits to the body. The best part is, you dont have to wait for a particular time of the year to arrive to have the luscious red delights, they are available the year round. Right from nutrition to health care, well being to peace of mind, the sensual tomatoes have so much to offer our bodies with. This is why people grow and cultivate their own tomatoes, and almost every single house in the whole wide world has a kilo of them in the fridge for varied uses and needs. 

  Tomatoes can help with:

a. Weight loss, since the calories are as good as non-existent in them
b. Helps with burning fats in the body
c. Have a lot of vitamin C in them
d. Helps bring down or prevent diabetes
e. Helps keep the skin and hair in good stead

Experts opine that tomatoes are a favourite amongst the health conscious people, and this is why we too would like to share with you the best reasons as to why you should have a bite or more of them too. Hence please read on and be well-informed for the same.

Health benefits:

1. There are plenty of nutrients to be found in a tomato, and when you eat or juice the little one up, you would be full for a long time. No wonder people who are on a diet swear by the power of tomatoes, and it helps lose weight as well, especially when had on an empty stomach, any time during the day.

2. The humble tomato is a powerhouse of antioxidants, which is good news for those who are conscious about their health and skin. If you dont want to have the veggie as a veggie, have it as juice and make sure it is fresh, you would get all the benefits in equal measure. The antioxidants would keep the body safe from the harmful UV rays of the sun, and also keep the skin in good condition for a long time too. The antioxidants also have the power to combat free radical damages, which if left unchecked can create miseries for our skin and bring in cancers too

3. Once again, if you want to have skin which looks and feel fresh, young and supple, or would like to bring down the ageing process, a tomato a day rubbed on the skin or even consumed raw would work wonders. Pollution and other elements around can play truant, but the tomato with all its powers can help, say sources

4. Tomatoes have a lot of nutrients, vitamins and minerals in them, and you would have plenty of vitamin A,C and K in the body, along with folate, fibre and potassium too. Even the water in the veggie would keep the body filled, and this allows the human system to function and work perfectly well, say experts

5. Most of us suffer from bowel movements and irritating constipation, which can be annoying and harrowing to start the day with. The tomato has powers to cure that as well, thanks to the abundance of fibre in it, say experts. The digestive tract would be helped, the colon would be kept free of ulcers and cancers and the bowel movements would be easy too. Excess waste and toxins would be absorbed by the veggie, toxins would be eliminated and the internals would be cleaned too.

6. Looking for energy, vigour and vitality, the nutrients in tomatoes would give that and more. This is because tomatoes have a lot of potassium and sodium in it, vital for energising the body. You now would be ready to beat the stress and especially when your first meal in the morning is a glass of tomato juice or salads with tomato in it.

7. Weight loss and waist management assured when you have a tomato on an empty stomach every morning, and before every meal. Tomatoes are allies to body fitness, and hence help with weight reduction too. The veggie is a powerhouse of fibre, which keeps the stomach full for a very long time to come.

8. To bring down LDL or bad cholesterol in the body and to promote HDL or good cholesterol, have tomatoes in your meals everyday, say experts. Blood pressure too would be taken care of and regulated.

9. Tomatoes help to detox the body in more ways than one, in short, it helps eliminate toxins and waste material, and keeps the body hydrated all day long.

More information:

The phytonutrients found in tomatoes would help men stay far away from prostrate cancer. The prostrate would also be taken care of when lycopene found in tomatoes enter the body. Men mostly hate veggies, so what you could do is have tomatoes in their salads or make pasta with tomato sauce and serve. If he works out, make him a glass of tomato juice every morning on an empty stomach, he would thank you for it.
The pancreas too should be cared for, and for that the juice or a salad with tomatoes in it would do wonders. Cancers of the pancreas can be avoided when over consumption of alcohol is stopped, since the oxidation process too would stop. However, thanks to the carotenoids and beta-carotenes in the tomato, the body would be cared for, especially the pancreas, say experts.

These were the best nine reasons why we love tomato. If you would like to share some of your tips and ideas with us, please feel free to write in or comment below. We love hearing from you as we love sharing with you.