A small study, presented at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology, of 10 volunteers found eating five tomatoes a day could help protect against sunburn, reported the BBC.
The study suggests that the antioxidant, lycopene, highest concentration when the tomatoes have been cooked, was behind the benefit. However the study suggests that a diet containing tomatoes could provide an extra tool in sun protection but should not be an alternative to sun cream.
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