5. Conclusions
obese, overweight, platelet aggregation, thrombotic
CVD, EVENTS, OBESE, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS
The remarkable health benefits of tomatoes are widely acknowledged, boasting an impressive array of properties due to their antioxidants, vitamins, glycoalkaloids, and minerals. Surprisingly, although soffritto is a staple in the Mediterranean diet, its potential health effects remain largely uncharted territory in scientific research. Soffritto, being cooked tomatoes, has increased antioxidant properties, but whether its additional components had any unwanted effects was unknown.The present study suggests that the consumption of soffritto resulted in a reduction in platelet aggregation after a six-week period in overweight and obese subjects. The observed effects were more evident in collagen and ADP-induced platelet aggregation. No significant effects of the soffritto intake were observed for anthropometric measures, serum lipid profile, vascular endothelial function, or arterial stiffness. We conclude that the intake of tomato soffritto in overweight and obese subjects is safe and may have a role in the primary prevention of CVD by reducing platelet activation, which could contribute to a reduction in thrombotic events.