Lycopene: A Natural Antioxidant Carotenoids against Cardiovascular Diseases

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease, as a common disease worldwide, is well known to the public because its risk factors are closely related to people's daily life and its prevalence is increasing year by year. At the same time, with the rise of supplements, lycopene has become an important ingredient in some supplements. Lycopene is contained in a series of edible plants and can also be obtained physically extraction or chemically synthesis. In recent years, the hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of lycopene were confirmed, and scientists have illustrated some links between lycopene and cardiovascular disease. Although there have been studies on the physical benefits of lycopene in people, few articles have fully addressed the mechanisms by which lycopene prevents cardiovascular disease. Starting from the structure of lycopene and the etiology of cardiovascular diseases, this paper comprehensively analyzed the mechanism of lycopene preventing cardiovascular diseases in different ways. The food sources of lycopene are briefly explained in order to provide a clearer food choice for the population. The reasons for the differences in lycopene bioactivity and absorption were also mentioned. In order to scientifically explain the effect of lycopene supplementation on cardiovascular disease, differences were also shown before and after lycopene supplementation.