Diabetes mellitus and serum carotenoids: findings of a population-based study in Queensland, Australia
Author(s) -
Terry Coyne,
Torukiri I Ibiebele,
Peter D. Baade,
Annette J. Dobson,
Christine McClintock,
Sophie Dunn,
Dympna Leonard,
Jonathan E. Shaw
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn.82.3.685
Subject(s) - carotenoid , zeaxanthin , diabetes mellitus , medicine , lycopene , impaired glucose tolerance , lutein , type 2 diabetes , population , endocrinology , carbohydrate metabolism , insulin , physiology , biology , food science , environmental health
Epidemiologic evidence suggests that serum carotenoids are potent antioxidants and may play a protective role in the development of chronic diseases including cancers, cardiovascular disease, and inflammatory diseases. The role of these antioxidants in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus remains unclear.
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