Prospective study showing that dietary vitamin C reduced the risk of age-related cataracts in a middle-aged Japanese population

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-124

  Yoshida, Masao ^a   Takashima, Yutaka ^a   Inoue, Manami ^b   Iwasaki, Motoki ^b   Otani, Tetsuya ^b   Sasaki, Satoshi ^c   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cataract; Cataract extraction; Prospective studies; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33847135669     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-006-0641-8     Document Type: Article

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