The relationship between antioxidant nutrient intake and cataracts in older people

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 359-366

  Rodríguez Rodríguez, Elena ^a   Ortega, Rosa M ^a   López Sobaler, Ana M ^a   Aparicio, Aranzazu ^a   Bermejo, L M ^a   Marín Arias, Lilliam I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cataracts; Elderly; Lutein; Vitamin C; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; BETA TOCOPHEROL; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN INTAKE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATARACT; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SUNLIGHT; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 34047146042     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.76.6.359     Document Type: Article

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