Optical assessment of skin carotenoid status as a biomarker of vegetable and fruit intake - Ermakov, Igor V.; Ermakova, Maia; Sharifzadeh, Mohsen; Gorusupudi, Aruna; Farnsworth, Kelliann; Bernstein, Paul S.; Stookey, Jodi; Evans, Jane; Arana, Tito; Tao-Lew, Lisa; Isman, Carly; Clayton, Anna; et al. (Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2018)
Keywords: Adult; adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; biomarkers; Biomarkers - analysis; Biomarkers - chemistry; blood serum; carotenoids; Carotenoids - analysis; Carotenoids - chemistry; Child, Preschool; children; day care centers; Diet; ethnic differences; Female; Fruit - chemistry; fruit consumption; high performance liquid chromatography; Hispanics; Humans; Male; melanin; Melanins - chemistry; men; Middle Aged; nutritional intervention; ophthalmology; Raman spectroscopy; screening; skin (animal); Skin - chemistry; Spectrum Analysis, Raman - methods; tobacco; vegetables; Vegetables - chemistry; women