August 9/Murcia, Spain/Health Nutrition & Fitness -- Healthy women who consumed the omega-3, tomato juice combination had lower levels of cardiovascular disease markers compared with women who consumed only the tomato juice, according to results of a small trial published in the European Journal of Nutrition.
Researchers from the University of Murcia in Spain report that two weeks of consuming the omega-3 enriched juice was associated with a reduction in levels of compounds called vascular adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), both of which are reported to play a role in the early development of atherosclerosis.