Highlights•Natural food pigments are actively studied because of potential health benefits.•A
diversity of plant and microbial sources has been reported.•Processing effects have been …

Background Vegetables and fruit provide a significant part of human nutrition, as they are
important sources of nutrients, dietary fibre, and phytochemicals. However, it is uncertain …

Introduction Exposure to blue light has seriously increased in our environment since the
arrival of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and, in recent years, the proliferation of digital devices …

The eye is a major sensory organ that requires special care for a healthy and productive
lifestyle. Numerous studies have identified lutein and zeaxanthin to be essential …

Importance Despite strong biological plausibility, evidence from epidemiologic studies and
clinical trials on the relations between intakes of lutein and zeaxanthin and age-related …

PURPOSE: The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) demonstrated beneficial effects
of oral supplementation with antioxidant vitamins and minerals on the development of …

Among the more than 750 carotenoids identified in nature, only lutein, zeaxanthin, meso-
zeaxanthin, and their oxidative metabolites are selectively accumulated in the macula lutea …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease and the
primary cause of legal and irreversible blindness among individuals aged≥ 65 years in …

Purpose To investigate associations of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeDi) with
incidence of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD; the symptomatic form of …

Lutein is one of the few xanthophyll carotenoids that is found in high concentration in the
macula of human retina. As de novo synthesis of lutein within the human body is impossible …