Frequent intake of tropical fruits that are rich in β-cryptoxanthin is associated with higher plasma β-cryptoxanthin concentrations in Costa Rican adolescents

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 3161-3167

  Irwig, Michael S ^a,b,c   El Sohemy, Ahmed ^b   Baylin, Ana ^a,b,c   Rifai, Nader ^c   Campos, Hannia ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Biomarker; Carotenoid; Dietary assessment; Hispanic; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CHOLESTEROL; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; TOCOPHEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER PREVENTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COSTA RICA; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); PAPAYA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TANGERINE; WATERMELON;

CARICA PAPAYA; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 0036790038     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.10.3161     Document Type: Article

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