Relative validity of fruit and vegetable intake estimated from an FFQ, using carotenoid and flavonoid biomarkers and the method of triads

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1530-1538

  Carlsen, Monica H ^a   Karlsen, Anette ^a   Lillegaard, Inger T L ^a   Gran, Jon M ^a   Drevon, Christian A ^a   Blomhoff, Rune ^a   Andersen, Lene F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

FFQ; Fruit and vegetable intake; Method of triads; Plasma biomarkers; Urinary biomarkers

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; APIGENIN; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; ERIODICTYOL; FLAVONOID; HESPERIDIN; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LYCOPENE; NARINGENIN; PHLORETIN; QUERCETIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTENOIDS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956046486     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510005246     Document Type: Article

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