Abstract:
Since the late 1990s, various basic studies and clinical research have linked tomato to type
2 diabetes. This link, however, has yet to be understood and summarized. The present
review systematically summarizes the effect of tomato on type 2 diabetes. The PubMed, Web
of Science, and Embase databases were searched for reports published (in the English
language) from December 1999 to August 2017 using the keywords ?tomato? and ?diabetes.?
Relevant references from particular publications were also considered. To date, studies in
humans have not shown a significant relationship between tomato and the risk of type 2
diabetes, whereas mainstream in vivo system studies have generally shown that tomato or
its bioactive compounds may have an antihyperglycemic effect. Nevertheless, tomato (fresh
or cooked) has been found to be favorable for diabetic conditions because it decreases ?