This review summarises the association between serum carotenoids, serum retinoids and
dietary intake outcomes with obesity/overweight and individuals with metabolic diseases …

Background: Excess body weight, including overweight and obesity, is one of the major
factors influencing human health, and plays an important role in the global burden of …

Context Modifiable factors that reduce the burden of the metabolic syndrome (MetS),
particularly plant-derived biomarkers, have been a recent focus of rising interest. Objective …

Background: Low tissue concentrations of carotenoids have been suggested to contribute to
insulin resistance in obesity. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to 1) evaluate the …

Recent epidemiological studies show the association of carotenoids with the metabolic
syndrome (MetS), but thorough longitudinal cohort studies regarding this association have …

Carotenoid intake has been reported to be associated with improved cardiovascular health,
but there is little information on actual plasma concentrations of these compounds as …

Background Previous research has demonstrated that plasma carotenoids are a reliable
biomarker of usual fruit and vegetable intake. The review aims were to synthesize (i) the …

There is uncertainty regarding carotenoid intake recommendations, because positive and
negative health effects have been found or are correlated with carotenoid intake and tissue …

We examined the plasma levels of carotenoids in young adults after a dietary intervention
composed of increased intakes of fruits and stir-fried vegetables from a Taiwanese mixed …

Carotenoids have antioxidant properties. Little is known about the relation of dietary
carotenoid intake on metabolic syndrome risk. We examined whether dietary carotenoid …