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Tomatoes are packed full of goodness & cooked tomatoes are even better for you! In this episode, Michael reveals how cooking your tomatoes - saut\\xe9ed, or in a sauce or soup - can reduce your blood fat levels, help your body recover from exercise, and even protect your skin from damage. It\\u2019s all to do with a beneficial compound called lycopene which is released under heat. Michael speaks to Professor Richard van Breemen from Oregon State University who reveals his studies on lycopene and why cooked tomatoes can help protect against prostate cancer.
New episodes will be released on Wednesdays, but if you\\u2019re in the UK, listen to new episodes, a week early, first on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3zqa6BB
Producer: Nija Dalal-Small\\nScience Producer: Catherine Wyler\\nAssistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu \\nTrainee Assistant Producer: Toni Arenyeka\\nExecutive Producer: Zoe Heron\\nA BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.
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