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Tomato consumption and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Scientific reports2016The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

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  • Solanum lycopersicum — decreases prostate cancer incidence

    Evidence strength: moderate.Finding
    “In a random-effect pooled analysis of these studies, high-tomato intake (comparing the highest with the lowest category) was associated with a reduced prostate cancer risk (RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.75–0.98, P = 0.019).”
    Quoted verbatim from Tomato consumption and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Dose
    highest versus lowest category of tomato intake
    Population
    Pooled 7 cohort and 17 case-control studies of tomato intake, highest versus lowest category; observational, not a dosed trial

    Effect 0.86 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.75 to 0.98

    Tomato consumption and prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.2016PMID:2784136710.1038/srep37091Permalink