"Compared to synthetic drugs, natural plant extracts offer the advantages of being suitable for long-term consumption, having fewer side effects and being safer," researchers wrote.

Lycopene — a natural plant extract that gives color to red and pink fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes ... induce depressive-like behaviors in 60 mice for the study. The anxious mice ...

The mice which were used in the experiment had acute ... be much higher than one would normally have through diet. A medium tomato has just 3-5 mg of lycopene, while the human equivalent dose ...

found in tomatoes and watermelons, as an effective and safer alternative to clinical antidepressants. Researchers observed that lycopene significantly improved depressive-like behaviors in mice ...

Mice receiving lycopene showed increased social ... food sources helps put the findings in perspective. A medium fresh tomato contains approximately 3-5 mg of lycopene, while a cup of tomato ...

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