Dietary antioxidant intake is associated with the prevalence but not incidence of age-related hearing loss

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 896-900

  Gopinath, B ^a,b   Flood, V M ^c   McMahon, C M ^d,e   Burlutsky, G ^a   Spankovich, C ^f   Hood, L J ^f   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e HEARing Co operative Research Centre   (Australia)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; antioxidant; Blue Mountains Eye Study; Blue Mountains Hearing Study; vitamin A; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; IRON; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESBYACUSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84856271709     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0119-0     Document Type: Article

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