2014
Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 5
Jahns L, Johnson LK, Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Picklo MJ, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Whigham LD. Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 5. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2014, 100: 930-937. PMID: 25008856, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin carotenoid statusCarotenoid statusFruit intakeObjective biomarkersPlasma valuesTime pointsSkin carotenoid concentrationLow-carotenoid dietIntervention dietIntervention trialsUsual dietSkin carotenoidsFeeding interventionsPlasma carotenoidsGood biomarkerBaseline concentrationsBlood carotenoidsCarotenoid concentrations
2012
Skin carotenoid status measured by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children
Scarmo S, Henebery K, Peracchio H, Cartmel B, Lin H, Ermakov I, Gellermann W, Bernstein P, Duffy V, Mayne S. Skin carotenoid status measured by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2012, 66: 555-560. PMID: 22434053, PMCID: PMC3380427, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBiomarkersBlack PeopleBody Mass IndexCarotenoidsChild, PreschoolConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDietDiet SurveysFemaleFood PreferencesFood ServicesFruitHandHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleNutrition AssessmentNutritional StatusObesityOverweightParentsRegression AnalysisSkinSpectrum Analysis, RamanSurveys and QuestionnairesVegetablesConceptsSkin carotenoid statusFruit/vegetable consumptionFruit/vegetable intakeCarotenoid statusVegetable intakeSex-specific body mass index (BMI) percentilesVegetable consumptionBody mass index percentileBiomarkers of fruitLower carotenoid statusCross-sectional studyFood frequency screenerYoung childrenPreschool childrenHispanics/LatinosInter-individual variabilityIndex percentileObjective biomarkersSupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramGreater adiposityDietary assessmentNutrition Assistance ProgramInter-individual variationBiomarkersIntake