topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claimIt is primarily found in its trans-isomer form in different amounts in tomatoes and is also present in other red fruits and vegetables like red carrots, grapefruits, watermelons, and papayas.
evidence level3
citationAlmatroodi Saleh A. (2026)
sourceExploring the Therapeutic Potential of Lycopene: Mechanisms, Biological Activities, and Health Benefits
topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claimA growing body of evidence suggests that lycopene may play a protective role in the prevention and management of various diseases by modulating oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and related molecular pathways.
evidence level3
citationAlmatroodi Saleh A. (2026)
sourceExploring the Therapeutic Potential of Lycopene: Mechanisms, Biological Activities, and Health Benefits
topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claimThe finding reported that supplementation of tomato juice reduced the inflammatory adipokine MCP-1 whereas anti-inflammatory adiponectin levels increasing in healthy Taiwanese females aged 20–30 years [].
evidence level3
citationAlmatroodi Saleh A. (2026)
sourceExploring the Therapeutic Potential of Lycopene: Mechanisms, Biological Activities, and Health Benefits
topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claim1 2 3 4 Medicinal herbs have served as the basis of alternative medicine and have provided the primary pathway for developing novel drugs [].
evidence level3
citationAlmatroodi Saleh A. (2026)
sourceExploring the Therapeutic Potential of Lycopene: Mechanisms, Biological Activities, and Health Benefits
topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claimBACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with systemic inflammation, increasing chronic disease risk.
evidence level4
citationJilcott Pitts SB (2025)
sourceDaily intake of a lycopene-rich juice is associated with reductions in inflammatory markers but not increases in skin carotenoids in a pilot study among participants with obesity.
topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claimCONCLUSIONS: A 3-week lycopene rich juice intervention was associated with an increase in plasma lycopene and a reduction in inflammatory markers.
evidence level4
citationJilcott Pitts SB (2025)
sourceDaily intake of a lycopene-rich juice is associated with reductions in inflammatory markers but not increases in skin carotenoids in a pilot study among participants with obesity.
topicLycopene Skin Health Randomized Trial
claimCarotenoids possess anti-inflammatory properties, yet the short-term impact of carotenoid-rich juice intake on inflammation in individuals with obesity remains unclear.
evidence level4
citationJilcott Pitts SB (2025)
sourceDaily intake of a lycopene-rich juice is associated with reductions in inflammatory markers but not increases in skin carotenoids in a pilot study among participants with obesity.