My brain scan after three months of tomato paste: just a single word, 'sauce.'
Scientists Had People Eat Tomato Paste For 3 Months. Their Brain Scans Looked Different.
A Spanish trial had 42 healthy adults eat 35g of tomato paste daily for three months, finding tentative boosts in attention and memory alongside subtle brain-connectivity changes on scans. The study is small, unblinded, and statistically underpowered, but suggests lycopene may support brain health—enough to warrant bigger trials.
Source: Scientists Had People Eat Tomato Paste For 3 Months. Their Brain Scans Looked Different. — ScienceAlert
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 11, 2026.
Topics: science · health · nutrition · brainhealth · tomatoes · research
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