01.01.09
A recently completed double-blind, placebo-controlled study indicates that supplementation with Lyc-O-Mato tomato extract, from LycoRed, helps protect the skin against damage from UV radiation by reducing sunburn cell formation and protecting the skin’s immune system by slowing down the depletion of Langerhans cells, following exposure to UVB/UVA solar simulator.
Study subjects consumed their normal diet, supplemented by either Lyc-O-Mato capsules providing 10 mg lycopene per day, or a placebo, for 10 weeks. At the end of the study period, subjects were exposed to UV radiation from a solar simulator. Skins cells were then sampled and assessed. The Lyc-O-Mato group showed a sunburn cell count that was six times lower than the placebo group, and showed evidence of reduced depletion of Langerhans cells.
For further information: www.lycored.com.
Study subjects consumed their normal diet, supplemented by either Lyc-O-Mato capsules providing 10 mg lycopene per day, or a placebo, for 10 weeks. At the end of the study period, subjects were exposed to UV radiation from a solar simulator. Skins cells were then sampled and assessed. The Lyc-O-Mato group showed a sunburn cell count that was six times lower than the placebo group, and showed evidence of reduced depletion of Langerhans cells.
For further information: www.lycored.com.