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Comparing the Dietary Habits and the Food Choices Between Italian and Dominican Adult Populations: Focus on Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Their Association with Skin Carotenoid Levels [PDF]
FoodsThe Mediterranean Diet (MD) is characterized by a high intake of fruits and vegetables (FVs), which is considered as an important contributor to the beneficial effects of the MD pattern.
Giuseppina Augimeri +8 more
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Association between atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease score and skin carotenoid levels estimated via refraction spectroscopy in the Japanese population: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCarotenoids play a role in preventing and impeding the progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVDs) through their anti-oxidative effects.
Akira Obana +5 more
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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).
Junichi Sasaki +3 more
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Relationships between Skin Carotenoid Levels and Metabolic Syndrome
Antioxidants, 2021 Carotenoids have potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects; their protective roles are of particular interest in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Yuji Takayanagi +7 more
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2021 Background The North Carolina (NC) Healthy Food Small Retailer Program (HFSRP) was passed into law with a $250,000 appropriation (2016–2018) providing up to $25,000 in funding to small food stores for equipment to stock healthier foods and beverages ...
Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts +12 more
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Fingertip-Measured Skin Carotenoids and Advanced Glycation End Product Levels in Glaucoma
Antioxidants, 2022 Carotenoids have antioxidant properties, and the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is associated with reactive oxygen species production; they have attracted attention as factors predictive of the onset and progression in glaucoma ...
Yoichi Kadoh +3 more
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The FASEB Journal, 2016 Skin is a relatively stable storage medium for carotenoids; non‐invasive optical measurements of carotenoids in this tissue via Resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS) serve as a non‐invasive biomarker for fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake. The RRS method has been validated with HPLC‐based measurements of carotenoid concentrations in serum and excised skin ...
Igor V Ermakov +6 more
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Assessment of Skin Carotenoids among School Children
Journal of Nepal Health Research CouncilBackground: This study aimed to assess skin carotenoid measurement among children in the Hill region of Nepal. Methods: School children between 3 to 7 years old from six schools were enrolled in the study. Skin carotenoid levels were assessed using the
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Current Issues in Molecular BiologyCarotenoids, having strong antioxidant properties, have been associated with neurodegenerative conditions like dementia and glaucoma, characterized by neuronal loss leading to cognitive and visual dysfunction.
Yuji Takayanagi +4 more
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityBackground Community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs are an evidence-based approach to increase fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake while also strengthening the local farming economy and social bonds.
Madison N. LeCroy +22 more
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