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More good news about Lycopene and prostate cancer

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Reports that show a connection between the carotenoid Lycopene and prostate cancer risk reduction have appeared in scientific literature and popular press since the early ’ 90’s.

Epidemiological evidence resulting from studying men with and without prostate cancer
points to a strong protective effect. One study showed that when Lycopene (from tomatoes) was present in the diet 4 to 5 times per week there was a 25% reduction in prostate cancer risk.

Now a new study builds the case for prevention even stronger. Published in the May 2006 issue of the journal Urological Oncology (vol. 23, pp. 383-385) this latest 40-member, 2-year study, using tomato-derived Lycopene, showed a 42% decrease in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood and a corresponding 82% increase in blood Lycopene levels.

The “control” subjects from the same study, who did not receive Lycopene, showed a 23% climb in PSA levels and a 52% reduction in blood Lycopene levels. Lead researcher Nayan Monhanty states, “This initial small trial has shown that Lycopene is an effective chemopreventive agent in preventing HGPIN (a precancerous prostate condition) from becoming prostate cancer.”

When the GNLD Scientific Advisory Board was developing Carotenoid Complex in the late 1980’s, Lycopene was one of the key carotenoids targeted and achieved for the formula. Derived from tomatoes, the Lycopene in Carotenoid Complex is exactly the form and source shown to have greatest biological effectiveness.

When we presented our initial research at the New York Academy of Sciences symposium “Carotenoids in Human Health” in 1991, the first indications as to the prostate protecting power of Lycopene were presented. (“Carotenoids in HumanHealth,” Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol 691.)

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