Increases in human plasma antioxidant capacity after consumption of controlled diets high in fruit and vegetables

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1081-1087

  Cao, Guohua ^b   Booth, Sarah L ^b   Sadowski, James A ^b   Prior, Ronald L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Diet; Free radicals; Fruit; Humans; Trolox; Vegetables; tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; OXYGEN RADICAL; TROLOX C;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

EID: 0031727734     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.5.1081     Document Type: Article

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