Can lycopene be considered an effective protection against cardiovascular disease?

Food Chemistry

Volumn 245, Issue , 2018, Pages 1148-1153

  Costa Rodrigues, J ^a,b,c   Pinho, O ^a   Monteiro, P R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Cardiovascular diseases; Lycopene

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOLOGY; FRUITS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; LYCOPENES;

DISEASES;

LYCOPENE; ANTIOXIDANT; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CAROTENOID;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HEART PROTECTION; INFLAMMATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TOMATO; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTENOIDS; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 85035048724     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.055     Document Type: Review

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