Correlation between Dietary Carotenoid Intake and Serum Carotenoid Concentrations in Healthy Young Women and Carotenodermic Subjects.

DOI Web Site 18 References
  • KINOSHITA Ikiko
    Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics, Kyonitsu Women's University
  • KIMURA Michiyo
    Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics, Kyonitsu Women's University
  • KATO Tatsuo
    Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics, Kyonitsu Women's University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 正常者および柑皮症者の血中各カロテノイド濃度と食物摂取との関係
  • セイジョウシャ オヨビ カンピショウシャ ノ ケッチュウ カク カロテノイド

Search this article

Abstract

We studied the correlation between dietary carotenoid intake and the serum concentrations of six carotenoids in nine healthy young women and eight carotenodermic subjects. Carotenoid intake was estimated from food diaries for seven days, and serum carotenoids were analyzed concurrently every two months for one year. The total serum carotenoid concentrations were measured spectrophotometrically, and the carotenoids were analyzed in five fractions (β-carotene, α-carotene, zeaxanthin/lutein and lycopene) by HPLC. The total serum carotenoid concentrations were higher in the eight carotenodermics than in the normal subjects, and the serum concentrations of predominant carotenoids in each person were relatively constant in each individual for a year. Among these eight subjects, four consumed a lot of foods containing carotenoids, but the other four did not. In both groups, the large relative amounts of certain carotenoids obtained from some carotenoid-containing foods reflected the high concentrations of similar carotenoids in serum.

Journal

References(18)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top