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Can tomato paste prevent sunburn?

The next experiment tried to answer this question—can eating certain foods actually protect your skin from the sun?

To find out, volunteers were exposed to ultraviolet light to measure how quickly their skin would burn. Then after eating about four tablespoons of tomato paste a day for three months, they were exposed to the same level of ultraviolet rays.

Is there such a thing as a "sunscreen" you can safely eat?

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