Researchers at Ohio State University found that adults who drank two 6-ounce servings of a tomato-soy beverage each day for four weeks experienced significant reductions in several markers of systemic inflammation, according to a study<\/a> published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research.<\/p>\n The beverage wasn’t ordinary tomato juice. It was made with tomatoes bred to contain high levels of lycopene \u2014 a powerful antioxidant that gives tomatoes their red color \u2014 and fortified with soy isoflavones, naturally occurring plant compounds found in soybeans.<\/p>\n PALEO DIET LEADER BANS ‘CAVEMAN’ LABEL, SAYS HEALTHY EATING PLAN WIDELY MISUNDERSTOOD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Researchers compared the fortified drink<\/a> with a standard tomato juice and found only the specialized beverage significantly lowered three proteins linked to chronic inflammation.<\/p>\n The findings add to growing research into whether certain foods and plant<\/a> compounds can help combat inflammation, but experts caution consumers not to expect the same results from grocery store tomato juice.<\/p>\n Researchers found that adults who drank two 6-ounce servings of a tomato-soy beverage each day for four weeks experienced significant reductions in several markers of systemic inflammation. (iStock)<\/p>\n “This study adds to a growing body of research suggesting that bioactive compounds in foods<\/a> may help influence inflammation, but it’s important to keep the findings in perspective,” Florida-based registered dietitian Jamie Lee McIntyre, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Researchers tested a specially formulated tomato-soy juice that contained concentrated amounts of lycopene and soy isoflavones \u2014 not a beverage consumers can easily recreate at home. While the results are promising, larger studies are needed before we can make broad dietary recommendations.”<\/p>\n The study included just 12 adults with obesity over four weeks, making it too small to draw broad conclusions about long-term health effects, McIntyre said.<\/p>\n The study adds to a growing body of research suggesting that bioactive compounds in foods or drink may help influence inflammation, a dietitian told Fox News Digital. (iStock)<\/p>\n “That’s enough to generate an interesting hypothesis but not enough to conclude that this beverage will reduce inflammation or improve health outcomes<\/a> for the general population,” she said.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Instead of looking for a single “anti-inflammatory” food, people should focus on an overall healthy eating pattern<\/a>, McIntyre said.<\/p>\n Experts caution consumers not to expect the same results from grocery store tomato juice. (iStock)<\/p>\n “The exciting part of nutrition research is seeing how foods may support health in new ways, but one small study shouldn’t outweigh decades of evidence,” she said.<\/p>\n TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “For most people, the biggest payoff still comes from consistently eating a colorful, varied diet rather than chasing the latest nutrition<\/a> headline.”<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/woman-drinking-tomato-juice.jpg\")
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