SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, June 7: A recent scientific study of Continuous Medical Education (CME) group experts has revealed that the consumption of one tomato a day can keep blood pressure of patients balanced.
According to clinical research of CME group experts, tomatoes contain a significant amount of lycopene. Presence of lycopene in large quantity in body helps in balancing blood pressure as well as in lowering the effect.
EME group journal
EME group journal editor and national executive member of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) Dr NK Singh said that consumption of tomato and its products not only balances blood pressure but are also beneficial in preventing and managing hypertension, heart attack, brain attack and others.
“In medical field new slogan has come ‘Consume One Tomato (100 gm) A Day Keeps Doctor Away’. Important matter is that tomato is cheap, easily available at all places, even in remote villages and affordable to all classes of people,” said Dr NK Singh.
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600 doctors are members of CME group
CME is a group of expert doctors who share their experiences and discuss new medical research. Over 600 doctors from the country and abroad, majority of them from the USA, Europe, East Asia and South Africa are members of it.
CME experts have jumped on this conclusion (importance of tomato in balancing blood pressure) after three years of research and experiment on 7056 patients at high cardiovascular risk.
The three-year study showed consumption of 100 gm tomato a day decreased 36% of hypertension incidents.
“The present study was carried out within the PREDI MED (Prevention con Dieta Mediterranean) trial involving 7056 (82.5%) hypertension participants. The consumption of 100g tomato a day was measured using a validated Food Frequency questionnaire and categorised into four groups lowest (44g), intermediate (44 to 82 g), upper intermediate (82 to 110 g) and highest 110g. The multilevel linear mixed model examined blood pressure and tomato consumption association,” observed the experts who conducted the study.
Magic foods
CME editor Dr NK Singh, at the same time said that there are no ‘magic foods’ yet one should aspire to a diversified fresh diet. Nevertheless, a healthy environmentally sustainable, cost-effective diet is achievable. “The current study says one tomato a day may be an important step and keep the doctor away,” said Dr Singh.
