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How Lycopene in Tomatoes and Carrots Protect Your Skin

By Olya Kraynova
Created 02/24/2011 - 14:41

Lycopene is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help slow the damage from “free radicals” released during our body’s metabolism or from other environmental stresses such as smoking.

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