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Men who eat more lycopene—found in tomatoes and other red fruits—tend to have a lower chance of having a stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel in the brain.
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Lycopene and Its Antioxidant Role in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases—A Critical Review
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2016 Aug 17This study talks generally about how lycopene might help the heart, but it doesn’t look at whether men who eat more lycopene have fewer strokes, so it can’t confirm the claim.
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