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The Intake Of Carotenoids In An Older Australian Population: The Blue Mountains Eye Study, Fiona Manzi, Victoria Flood, Karen Webb, Paul Mitchell
The Intake Of Carotenoids In An Older Australian Population: The Blue Mountains Eye Study, Fiona Manzi, Victoria Flood, Karen Webb, Paul Mitchell
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Objective: To describe the distribution of carotenoid intakes and important food sources of carotenoids in the diet of a representative population of older Australians.
Design: Population-based cohort study.
Setting: Two post-code areas in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia.
Subjects: We studied 2012 (86%) of the 2334 participants aged 55 + years attending the 5-year follow-up of the cross-sectional Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES), who completed a detailed semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. The intakes for five carotenoids were studied: α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin combined, and lycopene.
Results: The mean intake per day for each carotenoid was: α-carotene, 2675 …