Open AccessPlasma lycopene, other carotenoids, and retinol and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women
Author(s) -
Howard D. Sesso,
Julie E. Buring,
Edward P. Norkus,
J. Michael Gaziano
Publication year - 2004
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/79.1.47
Subject(s) - lycopene , medicine , carotenoid , quartile , relative risk , prospective cohort study , retinol , nested case control study , vitamin , endocrinology , case control study , physiology , confidence interval , food science , biology
Growing evidence suggests that lycopene has significant in vitro antioxidant potential. Lycopene has rarely been tested in prospective studies for its role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention.
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