Some studies have shown that smokers with diets high in carotenoids have a lower rate oflungcancer development than their smoking counterparts whosecarotenoidintake is relatively low. A more recent study, however, indicated that somebeta-carotenetakers, primarily smokers, actually had higher death rates...
Low intake of calcium, folate, nicotinic acid, vitamin E, retinol, beta-carotene and high intake of pantothenic acid, biotin and riboflavin are significant... The aim of this study was to determine the association between dietary intake, determined using a food frequency questionnaire, and genome...
Passion fruit is an excellent dietary source ofcyanidin-3-glucoside, piceatannol (a structurally-related analog ofresveratrol), andfiber. Passion fruit is also a good source the carotenoidsbeta-carotene,beta-cryptoxanthin, as well as someluteinandzeaxanthin. It also contains somechrysin,quercetin, an...
By way of example, the positive beta-coefficient of β-carotene with total ARFS-P means that an increase in total ARFS-P corresponds to an increase in pre-schooler β-carotene intake, on average. A similar trend was evident when considering intake of food groups and ARFS-P. Consequently ...
Increasing evidence is accumulating that a synergistic role of the so-called antioxidant vitamins (C, E, beta-carotene) may have a dominant role in the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and cataract formation. Controversy still exists regarding the optimum intake of vitamin C. This is ...
The software does not distinguish between native substances with retinol activity and retinol derived from beta-carotene and other carotenoids. Users may therefore find that in diets in which the software has selected green leafy vegetables and orange flesh fruit and vegetables to provide vitamin A, ...
Parsley is a source of the flavonesapigenin,luteolin, chrysoeriol, the flavonolsquercetin,myricetinand isorhamnetin, and the carotenoidsbeta-caroteneandlutein, most of which have been shown to have chemopreventive effects. Apigenin Parsley is a good dietary source of apigenin, which has been shown to...
Diets high invitamin Candbeta-caroteneprovide significant protection againstParkinson's disease. American researchers have concluded that a high intake of animal fats is associated with a five-fold increase risk. Circulation Stroke A low incidence of cerebrovascular disease was associated with geographical...
Recent evidence suggests that the vitamin A equivalency of beta-carotene from plant sources is lower than previously estimated. We assessed the effect of 6... MJ Haskell,KM Jamil,H Ferdaus,... - 《American Journal of Clinical Nutrition》 被引量: 330发表: 2004年 Vitamin A: biomarkers of nut...
The case is presented for an increase of two-fold for the vitamin C RDA and between three and five-fold for vitamin E; for establishing 15 mg as the RDA for beta-carotene; for no change in the vitamin A RDA; and for further study on selenium....