Which plasma antioxidants are most related to fruit and vegetable consumption?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1113-1118

  Block, Gladys ^a   Norkus, Edward ^b   Hudes, Mark ^a   Mandel, Shelly ^a   Helzlsouer, Kathy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Biological markers; Carotenoids; Fruit; Questionnaires; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CRYPTOXANTHIN; VITAMIN;

DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET RECORDS; FRUIT; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VEGETABLES; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0035892865     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.12.1113     Document Type: Article

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