Serum concentrations of β-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium are influenced by sex, age, diet, smoking status, alcohol consumption and corpulence in a general French adult population

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1181-1190

  Galan, Pilar ^a   Viteri, F E ^b   Bertrais, S ^a   Czernichow, S ^a   Faure, H ^c   Arnaud, J ^c   Ruffieux, D ^c   Chenal, S ^c   Arnault, N ^a   Favier, A ^c,d   Roussel, A M ^e   Hercberg, S ^a,f  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHU La Tronche and University   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UFR de Pharmacie   (France)

^f Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Antioxidants; BMI; Dietary intake; Tobacco; Trace elements; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CHOLESTEROL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MINERAL BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SELENIUM; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN E; ZINC;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 27144510185     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602230     Document Type: Article

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