The correlation between the intake of lutein, lycopene and β-carotene from vegetables and fruits, and blood plasma concentrations in a group of women aged 50-65 years in the UK

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-418

  Scott, K John ^a   Thurnham, David I ^b   Hart, David J ^a   Bingham, Sheila A ^c   Day, Ken ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Plasma concentations; Seasonal variation in intake

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0029923062     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960143     Document Type: Article

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