Skin Carotenoid Status Over Time and Differences by Age and Sex Among Head Start Children (3-5 Years).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2020.10.019
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Examine differences in skin carotenoid status (SCS) based on time, age, and sex of preschool-aged children enrolled in Head Start (HS) in North Carolina. DESIGN Data were collected using surveys from participating families. preschool-aged… read more here.
Keywords: skin carotenoid; age; time; sex ... See more keywords
Effect of an antioxidant supplement containing high dose lutein and zeaxanthin on macular pigment and skin carotenoid levels
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66962-2
Abstract: The effect of a high dose lutein/zeaxanthin supplement on macular pigment optical density (MPOD) and skin carotenoid (SC) levels in healthy subjects was investigated. This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study. Subjects were 16 Japanese,… read more here.
Keywords: skin carotenoid; high dose; macular pigment; dose lutein ... See more keywords
Criterion-Related Validity of Spectroscopy-Based Skin Carotenoid Measurements as a Proxy for Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Systematic Review.
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DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmaa054
Abstract: Carotenoids are a category of health-promoting phytonutrients that are found in a variety of fruits and vegetables and have been used as a biomarker to approximate dietary fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake. Carotenoids are consumed,… read more here.
Keywords: skin carotenoid; intake; spectroscopy based; based skin ... See more keywords
Does the FIT Game Healthy Eating Program Increase Children's Skin Carotenoid Concentrations?
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DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa059_078
Abstract: The objective of this research was to assess associations between skin carotenoid concentrations and participation in the FIT Game Healthy Eating Program, a school-wide program aimed at increasing vegetable intake among children. Randomized-control trial in… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; skin carotenoid; program; fit game ... See more keywords
Association of Skin Carotenoid Score and Food Intake among School Children: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
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DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.127
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the associations between skin carotenoid measurements and fruit and vegetables intake among school children. We conducted a cross-sectional study for 10-y-old children in 2020 in Japan. We compared the optical… read more here.
Keywords: skin carotenoid; intake among; carotenoid score; food intake ... See more keywords
Validation of Diet ID™ in Predicting Nutrient Intake Compared to Dietary Recalls, Skin Carotenoid Scores, and Plasma Carotenoids in University Students
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DOI: 10.3390/nu15020409
Abstract: Background and Aim: Collecting accurate dietary information in the research setting is challenging due to the inherent biases, duration, and resource-intensive nature of traditional data collection methods. Diet ID™ is a novel, rapid assessment method… read more here.
Keywords: carotenoid scores; skin carotenoid; nutrient intake; scores plasma ... See more keywords
Systematic Review of Reflection Spectroscopy-Based Skin Carotenoid Assessment in Children
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DOI: 10.3390/nu15061315
Abstract: Assessing children’s skin carotenoid score (SCS) using reflection spectroscopy (RS) is a non-invasive, widely used method to approximate fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC). The aims for the current review were to (1) identify distributions of… read more here.
Keywords: based scs; spectroscopy; reflection spectroscopy; skin carotenoid ... See more keywords