Tomato consumption and plasma lycopene concentration in people aged 65 y and over in a British national survey

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1545-1554

  Re, R ^a   Mishra, Gita D ^b   Thane, C W ^b   Bates, C J ^b  

^a Cambio   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British national survey; Elderly; Lycopene; Plasma; Tomatoes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOMATO; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0346252424     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601723     Document Type: Article

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