The effect of modified eggs and an egg-yolk based beverage on serum lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations and macular pigment optical density: Results from a randomized trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Kelly, Elton R ^a   Plat, Jogchum ^b   Haenen, Guido R M M ^b   Kijlstra, Aize ^a   Berendschot, Tos T J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BUTTERMILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EGG; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; HETEROCHROMATIC FLICKER PHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGED; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIET THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MACULAR PIGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL PIGMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZEAXANTHINS;

EID: 84899831948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092659     Document Type: Article

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