Fungsi Tomat Sebagai Anti Aterosklerosis Dalam Pencegahan Penyakit Jantung Koroner

Abstract

Coronary heart disease is a cardiovascular disease that has the highest morbidity and mortality rates in the world's uncontagious disease groups. Based on a Sample Registration System survey, the mortality rate from coronary heart disease amounted to 12.9% of all deaths. One of the causes of coronary heart disease is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which there is a process of forming plaques in the lumen of the arterial blood vessels. Atherosclerosis can occur due to an abnormal increase in cholesterol levels, resulting in a pathological accumulation in the walls of blood vessels and the formation of plaque obstruction. The plaque can narrow the lumen of the arteries and reduce blood flow to the heart muscle and then it may result in the onset of coronary heart disease. Cholesterol-lowering drugs are often used in atherosclerosis therapy. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicumshot) is a type of horticultural plants that contain many compounds that are useful for the body such as solanin alkaloids, saponins, folic acid, malic acid, citric acid, bioflavonoids including Lycopenes, and ß-carotene, proteins , fats, vitamins, minerals, and histamine.One of the most compound ingredients found in tomatoes is lycopene. Lycopene in tomatoes serves to ward off free radicals, as anti-platelet, and inhibit atherosclerosis so that it is beneficial in the prevention of coronary heart disease.