We report on an evaluation of intake and blood concentrations of antioxidant vitamins in a cross-sectional study of 104 German vegans, and examine the association between blood concentration of antioxidant vitamins and their intake as well as fruit and ...
Vitamin A and E status are widely studied in various populations because of their association with several diseases. Fasting plasma vitamin A and E status of 857 Lebanese adults residing in Dar Al-Fatwa, Beirut were assessed using high performance liquid ...
The protective effect of vitamin E supplements has been questioned, possibly because they often contain only α-tocopherol, and recent studies indicate that γ-tocopherol also has important properties. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the ...
The purpose of this study was to determine if moderate levels of carnosine supplement, alone or in combination with vitamin E, enhance antioxidant status and/or provide protection against oxidative stress. Fiftyfour one-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats ...
Conditions in the body during aerobic exercise increase the level of lipid peroxidation (LP). LP is associated with elevated concentration of modified low-density lipoproteins that are implicated in development of cardiovascular disease. Supplementation ...
Serum α-tocopherol, retinol, and malondialdehyde concentrations were measured at 7th month of pregnancy in 122 women from low socio-economic background. Maternal anthropometric measurements, 24-hour nutrient intakes, and pregnancy outcome were recorded. ...
Objective: To evaluate the effect of vitamin E on the level of oxidative stress in diet-induced obese Sprague-Dawley rats. Methods: Thirty weaning male rats were placed into three groups with 10 animals each: a control group with normal chow, a diet-...