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Skin Color Cues to Human Health: Carotenoids, Aerobic Fitness, and Body Fat

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Colorful carotenoid ornaments are sexually selected signals of health in many species. In humans too, carotenoids could provide a perceptible cue to health as they impart an attractive yellow-orange color to skin.
David I. Perrett, Sean N. Talamas, Patrick Cairns, Audrey J. Henderson   +3 more
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Association of Veggie Meter–Assessed Skin Carotenoids and Dietary Intake Among Indigenous Families: The Indigenous Supported Agriculture “Go Healthy” Study [PDF]

Current Developments in Nutrition
Background: Indigenous communities have seldom been included in previous research on skin carotenoid scores (SCS) and diet. Further, little is known about familial SCS. Objectives: This study aimed to examine associations between SCS and body mass index (
Susan B Sisson, Emma Kasahara, Shanon Casperson, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Jessica Reese, Ying Zhang, Tori Taniguchi, Kaylee R Clyma, Jann Hayman, Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan   +9 more
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Skin carotenoids indicate diet, serum carotenoids, and inflammation across obesity and metabolic status in children [PDF]

Nutrition & Metabolism
Objectives To validate reflection spectroscopy (RS)-based skin carotenoids (SCS) as non-invasive biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake (FVI) in children and adolescents with obesity and metabolic dysfunction.
Yang Liu, Huihui Huang, Chi Sun, Wenhan Jia, Xuxiu Zhuang, Jia Zheng, Le Jiang, Yanan Ma, Bing Song, Joel Gittelsohn, Deliang Wen   +10 more
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Daily intake of a lycopene-rich juice is associated with reductions in inflammatory markers but not increases in skin carotenoids in a pilot study among participants with obesity [PDF]

BMC Nutrition
Background Obesity is associated with systemic inflammation, increasing chronic disease risk. Carotenoids possess anti-inflammatory properties, yet the short-term impact of carotenoid-rich juice intake on inflammation in individuals with obesity remains ...
Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts, Qiang Wu, Melissa N. Laska, Elizabeth Gates, Megumi H. Seese, Katelyn E. Senkus, Santiago Carrero Longlax, Alexandra Portillo-Varela, Andrew R. DiNardo, Nancy E. Moran   +9 more
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Differences of skin carotenoids and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet pattern in adults from Southern Italy and Dominican Republic [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background The measurement of the skin carotenoids using the Veggie Meter® has emerged as a rapid objective method for assessing fruit and vegetable intake, highly recommended by the Mediterranean Diet (MD), which represents one of the healthiest dietary
Giuseppina Augimeri, Manuel Soto, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Giovanna Caparello, Melisa Villegas Figueroa, Mirko Cesario, Lorenzo S. Caputi, Berniza Calderón, Daniela Bonofiglio   +8 more
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Associations among skin carotenoids, anthropometric parameters and healthy lifestyle behaviors in young adults: a cross-sectional, population-based study [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background Healthy lifestyle behaviors are the cornerstone for the prevention of a wide range of metabolic and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCSs).
Giuseppina Augimeri, Danilo Lofaro, Adele Vivacqua, Ines Barone, Cinzia Giordano, Catia Morelli, Domenico Conforti, Diego Sisci, Stefania Catalano, Daniela Bonofiglio, The MeDiet Working Group   +10 more
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A meta-analysis of studies examining associations between resonance Raman spectroscopy-assessed skin carotenoids and plasma carotenoids among adults and children [PDF]

Nutrition Reviews, 2022
Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts, Jilcott Pitts Stephanie B   +1 more
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Utilization and Bio-Efficacy of Carotenoids, Vitamin A and Its Vitaminoids in Nutricosmetics, Cosmeceuticals, and Cosmetics’ Applications with Skin-Health Promoting Properties

Applied Sciences
Following the significant advancement in the cosmetic field over the past few decades, carotenoids, vitamin A, and vitaminoids have emerged as pivotal components in the formulation of cosmetic products due to their diverse bioactive properties.
Theodora Adamantidi, Maria-Parthena Lafara, Maria Venetikidou, Eleni Likartsi, Ioanna Toganidou, Alexandros Tsoupras   +5 more
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Reflection Spectroscopy-Assessed Skin Carotenoids Are Sensitive to Change in Carotenoid Intake in a 6-Week Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial in a Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sample [PDF]

Journal of Nutrition, 2023
Jilcott Pitts S, Moran NE, Laska MN, Wu Q, Harnack L, Moe S, Carr-Manthe P, Gates E, Chang J, Zaidi Y, Gelineau A, Berg L, Craft NE.   +12 more
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Changes in Parent and Child Skin Carotenoids, Weight, and Dietary Behaviors over Parental Weight Management [PDF]

Nutrients, 2021
Keeley J Pratt, Ashlea Braun, Christopher A Taylor   +2 more
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