VIDEO: Enjoy the health benefits of tomatoes

Behind potatoes, onions, and lettuce, the humble little tomato is the fourth most popular vegetable according to medicalnewstoday.com. They are worthy to be in the top four because not only are they delicious but they are so versatile in dishes. From salsa to pizza sauce, the tomato as a lot to offer to the hungry world. But what nutrients are we getting from them?

medicalnewstoday.com said including tomatoes into your diet can help protect against cancer, maintain healthy blood pressure, and reduce blood glucose in people with diabetes. Tomatoes have many health benefits including:

• It’s excellent source of vitamin C and other antioxidants. With these components, tomatoes can help combat the formation of free radicals. Free radicals are known to cause cancer.
• Tomatoes help with maintaining a low sodium intake helps to maintain healthful blood pressure
• The fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and choline content in tomatoes all support heart health.

READ more on tomatoes on: medicalnewstoday.com