Effects of lutein and lycopene on carotid intima-media thickness in Chinese subjects with subclinical atherosclerosis: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 474-480

  Zou, Zhi Yong ^a   Xu, Xian Rong ^a   Lin, Xiao Ming ^a   Zhang, Hua Bin ^b   Xiao, Xin ^a   Ouyang, Li ^a   Huang, Yang Mu ^a   Wang, Xun ^a   Liu, Ya Qiong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotenoids; Primary prevention; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTENOIDS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHINA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; LUTEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LYCOPENE; PLACEBO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAN CHINESE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84893645887     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513002730     Document Type: Article

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