Tomatoes taste sweet, sour and fresh. They have always been popular fruits and vegetables on our table. However, green tomatoes can not be eaten casually because they contain a toxin called "tomatine". Modern medical research has found that when tomatoes are ripe and red, the content of this "tomatine" toxin is very small, and generally has no toxic effect. However, in those immature tomatoes, the content of "tomatine" is higher. According to the determination, the high one can contain 58 grams per hundred grams. If people eat more immature tomatoes at a time, they will have poisoning symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, salivation, and even life-threatening. The reason why green tomato contains highly toxic tomatine is that tomatine can protect tomato plants from bacteria, fungi, viruses and some insects during the growth process, and has obvious antibacterial and insect repellent effects. According to the literature, lycopene can also inhibit some pathogenic bacteria that are harmful to humans and animals, and has significant biological activity. In addition to sterilization and anti inflammation,LycopeneIt also has a very important biological activity.

      A team of scientists at the University of Iowa previously used a screening method to identify a compound in apple peel as a muscle enhancer. Using the same method, they found that tomatidine, a natural compound extracted from green tomatoes, can more effectively strengthen muscles and prevent muscle atrophy.

      Muscle atrophy brings many problems to patients, their families and the general health care system. However, we lack an effective method to prevent or treat this disease. Exercise certainly helps, but for many people who are ill or injured, exercise is not enough or impossible. Therefore, if we can conduct in-depth clinical research on the muscle strengthening properties of lycopene, it will be a blessing for patients with muscle atrophy.