Obesity and Skin Carotenoid Score in Children from Center-Southern Italian Regions. [PDF]
Antioxidants (Basel)Childhood obesity represents a public concern worldwide. Evidence indicates that fruits and vegetables (FV) consumed as part of the daily diet reduce the global burden of obesity.
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Metabolomics-based analysis of key nutritional quality, volatile profiling and key odor-active compounds in representative foxtail millet varieties from Shanxi Province. [PDF]
Food Chem XTo reveal the regulatory mechanisms between nutritional components and aroma formation in foxtail millet, five representative varieties from Shanxi were analyzed via multiple metabolomic approaches.
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Enhanced lycopene fortification in eggs using poultry feed containing a carotenoid-oil preparation derived from metabolically engineered baker's yeast. [PDF]
Sci RepCarotenoids such as lycopene are important additives for food and animal feed due to their health-promoting effects as well as their industrial utility as color agents. However, the low bioavailability of lycopene from common sources limits its effective
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Squalen, 2022 Investigating natural pigments resulting from marine bacterial secondary metabolites is important because of their broad benefits in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and textile industries.
Rina Septriani Sidin, Endah Retnaningrum
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Evaluation of a diet quality index based on the probability of adequate nutrient intake (PANDiet) using national French and US dietary surveys. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundExisting diet quality indices often show theoretical and methodological limitations, especially with regard to validation.ObjectiveTo develop a diet quality index based on the probability of adequate nutrient intake (PANDiet) and evaluate its ...
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Relevance of Diabetic Retinopathy with AGEs and Carotenoid Levels Assessed by Skin Sensors
Antioxidants, 2022 Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and carotenoids, the major prooxidants and antioxidants in vivo, respectively, are thought to be associated with diabetes mellitus (DM).
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Oxidative physiology is weakly associated with pigmentation in birds
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The mechanistic link between avian oxidative physiology and plumage coloration has attracted considerable attention in past decades. Hence, multiple proximal hypotheses were proposed to explain how oxidative state might covary with the production of ...
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Improvement of yolk coloration and egg quality in Japanese quail eggs through dietary phyto-carotenoid supplementation [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesPhyto-Carotenoids act as natural colour pigments in a wide variety of plants which are responsible for the yellow, orange, and red hues found in fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
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Food Production, Processing and Nutrition, 2023 Landrace orange maize is rich in carotenoids and is thought to be a potentially sustainable solution for Vitamin A deficiency. This study evaluated the acceptability of landrace orange maize food products among school-aged children living in rural Malawi.
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Microorganisms, 2023 The characteristic reddish-pink fillet color of rainbow trout is an important marketing trait. The gastrointestinal microbiome is vital for host health, immunity, and nutrient balance.
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