Chemistry and biology of vitamin E

C Schneider - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of the role of vitamin E in human nutrition, health, and disease has
broadened and changed over the past two decades. Viewed initially as nature's most potent …

Alternative and complementary therapies for the menopause

F Borrelli, E Ernst - Maturitas, 2010 - Elsevier
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among menopausal women has
increased in the last years. This review examines the evidence from systematic reviews …

Diet and breast cancer: a review of the prospective observational studies

KB Michels, AP Mohllajee… - … Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The role of diet for the risk of breast cancer is of great interest as a potentially modifiable risk
factor. The evidence from prospective observational studies was reviewed and summarized …

Influence of growth stage and postharvest storage on ascorbic acid and carotenoid content and visual quality of baby spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

SÅM Bergquist, UE Gertsson… - Journal of the Science of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the variations in quality with growth stage and postharvest storage, spinach
was sown on three occasions. For each occasion, the spinach was harvested at three …

Lifestyle and diet in people using dietary supplements: a German cohort study

A Reinert, S Rohrmann, N Becker… - European Journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Background The use of dietary supplements is often associated with a healthy lifestyle. Due
to high variation in supplementation practice by country, these associations will be …

Chemopreventive activity of vitamin E in breast cancer: a focus on γ-and δ-tocopherol

AK Smolarek, N Suh - Nutrients, 2011 - mdpi.com
Vitamin E consists of eight different variants: α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocopherols (saturated phytyl
tail) and α-, β-, γ-, and δ-tocotrienols (unsaturated phytyl tail). Cancer prevention studies with …

Retinol, vitamins A, C, and E and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

H Fulan, J Changxing, WY Baina, Z Wencui… - Cancer Causes & …, 2011 - Springer
Objective To comprehensively summarize the associations between retinol, vitamins A, C,
and E and breast cancer, and quantitatively estimate their dose–response relationships …

Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for vitamin E as α‐tocopherol

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and … - EFSA …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for vitamin E. In this …

Adipose organochlorine concentrations and risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal Danish women

O Raaschou-Nielsen, M Pavuk, A LeBlanc… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2005 - AACR
Objective: Exposure to environmental organochlorines has been examined as a potential
risk factor for human breast cancer with mixed results. Our purpose was to examine …

Dietary β-carotene, vitamin C and E intake and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

G Nagel, J Linseisen, CH Van Gils, PH Peeters… - Breast cancer research …, 2010 - Springer
So far, studies on dietary antioxidant intake, including β-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E,
and breast cancer risk are inconclusive. Thus, we addressed this question in the European …