Background The main underlying risk factors associated with coronary heart disease (CHD)
are modifiable and oxidative injury and systemic inflammatory damage represent key …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to assess the association between the dietary
total antioxidant capacity, the dietary intake of different antioxidants and mortality in a …

We have measured coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors, dietary antioxidant intakes,
plasma antioxidant concentrations, activities of blood antioxidant enzymes and plasma …

Background and aims The role of antioxidant intake in cardiovascular disease remains
inconclusive. This study evaluates the association between antioxidant intake and the risk of …

Antioxidant vitamin intake (C, E and carotene) is assessed from a food frequency
questionnaire applied to 10,359 middle-aged men and women participating in the Scottish …

Cardiovascular disease constitutes a major public health concern in industrialised nations.
Over recent decades, a large body of evidence has accumulated indicating that free radicals …

Objectives: To compare plasma levels of antioxidant vitamins in the Czech population with
those in a western European population, and to investigate whether plasma levels of …

Background Epidemiologic studies have shown dietary antioxidants to be inversely
correlated with ischemic heart disease. Objective We investigated whether dietary β …

The associations of various dietary or circulating antioxidants with the risk of all-cause
mortality in the general population have not been established yet. A systematic search was …

Extensive evidence has demonstrated that many antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E,
carotenoids and polyphenols have protective effects in preventing cardiovascular disease …