First For Women

Tomatoes: Ward off sunburn

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We love spending time outside, but not how sun-kissed skin can stay pink, dry and itchy for days afterward. Thankfully, a study in

Scientific Reports suggests enjoying 1 cup of fresh tomatoes or

1⁄ cup of cooked tomato products or sun-dried tomatoes daily can

2 cut your risk of sun damage by as much as 49%. Dermatolog­ist Jean Krutmann, M.D., explains that lycopene (the pigment that gives tomatoes their red hue) quickly neutralize­s the tissuedama­ging free radicals produced when UV light hits skin.

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