2001
Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women
Zhang SM, Hernán MA, Olek MJ, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women. Neurology 2001, 57: 75-80. PMID: 11445631, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MSVitamin EVitamin CLarge cohortSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireRecent case-control studyAssociation of intakeMultivariate relative riskVitamin C intakeFood frequency questionnaireIntake of carotenoidsIntake of fruitsDietary vitamin CTotal energy intakeDietary vitamin E.Case-control studyLutein/zeaxanthinCases of MSFrequency questionnaireC intakeMS riskMultivitamin supplementsAntioxidant nutrientsHighest quintileLowest quintile
1999
A prospective study of carotenoid intake and risk of cataract extraction in US men
Brown L, Rimm E, Seddon J, Giovannucci E, Chasan-Taber L, Spiegelman D, Willett W, Hankinson S. A prospective study of carotenoid intake and risk of cataract extraction in US men. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1999, 70: 517-524. PMID: 10500021, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.4.517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAlcohol DrinkingBeta CaroteneBrassicaCarotenoidsCataractCataract ExtractionCohort StudiesDiabetes ComplicationsDiet SurveysHumansLuteinMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingSpinacia oleraceaSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVitamin AXanthophyllsZeaxanthinsConceptsCataract extractionLower riskUS male health professionalsDetailed dietary questionnairesMale health professionalsProspective epidemiologic dataProspective cohort studyIntake of carotenoidsRisk of cataractPotential risk factorsAge-related cataractSenile cataract extractionDietary questionnaireCohort studyZeaxanthin intakeHighest fifthProspective studyRisk factorsEpidemiologic dataHigh intakeCarotenoid intakeUS menDietary antioxidantsVitamin AHealth professionals