Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Healthy eating is
among its safeguards, especially the daily intake of fruits and vegetables. In this context it …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) currently account for nearly half of non-communicable
diseases. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the cardiovascular protective role of a …

Background: Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables (eg, tomatoes) has been shown
to be beneficial in terms of reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. The industrial …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Its prevention
emphasizes three aspects: not smoking, physical activity and a healthy diet. Recently, we …

Background: Natural antithrombotic agents that influence platelet function are of potential
interest for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Previous reports showed that …

Epidemiological data have reported an inverse relationship between the consumption of
tomatoes and tomato products and the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the …

We examined the ability of tomato pomace extract (by-product) to affect platelet aggregation
in healthy humans (clinical pilot study). In phase 1 the tolerance of participants (n= 15; 5 per …

Background: Aqueous extracts from tomatoes display a range of antiplatelet activities in
vitro. We previously showed that the active components also alter ex vivo platelet function in …

Platelets aggregation plays a crucial role in atherothrombosis. Therefore, the aim of the
present study was to examine the anti-platelet activity of winery by-products extracts, to find …

The beneficial effect of fresh tomatoes or processed tomato products on platelet aggregation
depends on the presence of bioactive compounds in these products, in sufficient quantities …