antioxidant · for prostate symptoms
Lycopene
An antioxidant thought to cut the oxidative stress and growth signals in prostate tissue.
Say that in clinical terms
An antioxidant carotenoid hypothesized to reduce oxidative stress and IGF-1 signaling implicated in prostate cell proliferation.
How strong is the research?
No Benefit evidence
Eight trials, too different from each other to pool. The reviewers called the evidence insufficient.
Low-quality evidence
1 paper read, 1 against.
Tested as: Lycopene (tomato-derived carotenoid), commonly 15 mg/day in trials examining BPH progression/PSA, though preparations and co-formulations vary widely across the literature.
Who was studied: Men with an enlarged prostate or at risk of one.
How much to take
15–30 mg