Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men may be related to micronutrients involved in prevention of oxidative damage or cell growth and differentiation. We tested the hypothesis that carotenoid, vitamin A, and vitamin C intake were inversely associated with total LUTS, voiding, and storage symptoms. We conducted a cross-sectional multivariate analysis of 1466 men aged 30-79 y in the Boston Ar...

BACKGROUND Many epidemiologic studies have investigated the association between carotenoids intake and risk of Prostate cancer (PCa). However, results have been inconclusive. METHODS We conducted a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of dietary intake or blood concentrations of carotenoids in relation to PCa risk. We summarized the data from 34 eligible studies (10 cohort, 11 ne...

The present investigation was conducted to study the true retentions of α-tocopherol, tocotrienols and β-carotene in crown daisy, unripe hot pepper, onion, garlic, and red pepper as affected by various domestic cooking methods, those were, boiling, baking, stir-frying, deep-frying, steaming, roasting, and microwaving. Fatty acid compositions were determined by GC, and HPLC were used for quantif...

Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacities of “Phulae” and “Nanglae” pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr) which are important geographical indications of Chiang Rai, Thailand were investigated. Two pineapple varieties were collected at 20-40 % yellow peel colour. Total soluble solids (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), total polyphenols, β-carotene, vitamin C and antioxidant capacity (ferric redu...

The carotenoid biosynthetic pathway was genetically manipulated using the recombinant PAC (Phytoene synthase-2A-Carotene desaturase) gene in Korean soybean (Glycine max L. cv. Kwangan). The PAC gene was linked to either the β-conglycinin (β) or CaMV-35S (35S) promoter to generate β-PAC and 35S-PAC constructs, respectively. A total of 37 transgenic lines (19 for β-PAC and 18 for 35S-PAC) were ob...

Abstract Extreme climate change greatly affects the metabolism of laying hens due to their intolerance high environmental temperatures. Hence, improve metabolism, feed quality also needs be improved. This study aims determine blood lipid profile consuming a diet rich in citric acid and beta-carotene (β-carotene). During study, 200 Lohmann strain aged 35 weeks ration with crude protein content 1...