Super Tomatoes, The cancer-fighting

British researchers claim to have developed a new artificial vegetable called "super tomato". Vegetables that are reddish-pink enriched with minerals that can enhance the immune system and helps prevent cancer.

As quoted Zeenews.com, the new varieties had been enriched with powerful anti-oxidant selenium, which is believed not only can enhance the immune system but also help prevent cancer. Tomatoes are also already sold in the UK.

Minerals can be found naturally in foods, such as Brazil nuts, shellfish, and liver, are also important for the thyroid gland. Not only that, the mineral that can also determine how fast the body uses energy and can produce proteins.

Food scientists at Marks & Spencer, the company that developed the new varieties, turned their attention to minerals, because it received less attention Britons. Low concentrations in agricultural soil means less minerals found its way into a variety of plants.

There is evidence that mineral deficiencies can lead to heart disease and can make the body more susceptible to infection, although not directly cause the disease. "Selenium plays an important role in supporting the immune system, and consume enough selenium can reduce our risk of cancer," says Carina Norris of the Nutrition Society.

But, Norris said, many Britons are not getting enough minerals from their diet. According to latest data, the average person consume minerals far below the target of 60 milligrams for women and 75 milligrams for men. Super tomato that followed the discovery earlier, such as Vitamin D milk, yogurt, juice and the production of Marks & Spencer, which was developed to help overcome health problems. (SHA)

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