21 healthy people with normal cholesterol levels were selected by Finnish scientists for a study and were given a 3- week no tomato products diet followed by a 3-week high tomato diet including 400 ml tomato juice and 30 mg tomato ketchup daily.
The study found that a high dietary intake of tomato products significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels and increased LDL resistance to oxidation in three weeks. However larger controlled studies are required to establish the clinical benefits in people with elevated cholesterol levels.
Source : "Tomato juice decreases LDL cholesterol levels and increases LDL resistance to oxidation" British Journal of Nutrition (6 December 2007), 98:1251-1258
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