Drinking tomato soup can enhance men’s fertility

　　According to the British "Daily Telegraph" report, researchers from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth randomly selected 6 people with an average age of 42 years old. healthy male , let them drink a 400-gram can of tomato soup every day for two weeks.

　　Researchers found that the men's semen contained tomato The red pigment content increased by 7% to 12% respectively. It is currently known that the semen of infertile men contains lower levels of lycopene. Therefore, researchers believe that enhanced male fertility is related to increased lycopene content.

　　The results have been published in the British Journal of Urology. It's unclear what role lycopene plays in fertility. Researchers speculate that the antioxidants contained in lycopene may kill chemicals in the body that are harmful to fertility.

　　Previous research has shown that lycopene has an effect on exercise-induced asthma etc. disease It has potential therapeutic effects and can also reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Tomatoes are also considered healthy due to their high content of lycopene, but this is the first time scientists have found that tomatoes can help improve male fertility.