Serum β-carotene and vitamin C as biomarkers of vegetable and fruit intakes in a community-based sample of French adults

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1796-1802

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a   Rock, Cheryl L ^b   Henderson, Susan A ^b   Shore, Amy B ^b   Fischler, Claude ^b   Galan, Pilar ^b   Preziosi, Paul ^b   Hercberg, Serge ^b  

^a School of Public Health M 5170   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Age; Alcohol; Biomarkers; Body mass; Dietary fat; French paradox; Tobacco; Val de Marne study; Vegetable and fruit consumption; Vitamin C; carotene

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030938196     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.6.1796     Document Type: Article

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