Lycopene and tomato and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 141-158

  Cheng, Ho M ^a   Koutsidis, Georgios ^a   Lodge, John K ^a   Ashor, Ammar W ^b   Siervo, Mario ^b   Lara, Jose ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; lycopene; meta analysis; mortality; systematic review; tomato

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; FRUITS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; LYCOPENES; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOMATO;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

LYCOPENE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; TOMATO;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; LYCOPENE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 85062272218     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1362630     Document Type: Review

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