Influence of habitual diet on antioxidant status: A study in a population of vegetarians and omnivores

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1011-1022

  Haldar, S ^a   Rowland, I R ^a   Barnett, Y A ^a,c   Bradbury, I ^a   Robson, P J ^a,d   Powell, J ^b   Fletcher, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Division of Population Health and Information   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA CRYPTOXANTHIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LYCOPENE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP; XANTHOPHYLL; ZINC;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MACRONUTRIENT; MEAT; NUTRIENT; OMNIVORE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TEA; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN DIET; WINE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTENOIDS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEAT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34547643051     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602615     Document Type: Article

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