date:Mar 11, 2013
help fight oxidative stress in the body, and therefore can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and dementia. Antioxidants are also believed to slow the effects of aging.
It appears that tomato plants also contain these same stress-fighting effects. The researchers suspect that when growing plants are experienced to stressors such as insect attacks, mild nutrient shortages and inclement weather, they boost their production of antioxidants such as phenols and vi