Carotenoid Supplements and Consumption: Implications for Healthy Aging

Karin Linnewiel-Hermoni; Esther Paran; Talya Wolak

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-801816-3.00034-0

Carotenoid Supplements and Consumption: Implications for Healthy Aging

Karin Linnewiel-Hermoni, Esther Paran, Talya Wolak

Medical School for International Health

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

Several hundred carotenoids have been characterized in nature, only 40 are present in a human diet, while about 20 have been identified in human blood and tissues. The main sources of carotenoids in human plasma are yellow-orange-red fruits and green leafy vegetables. The carotenoids are classified into those with provitamin A activity and those with no role in the formation of vitamin A. They function as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. The current chapter summarizes the current knowledge regarding carotenoids and several of these age-related conditions. It reviews the relationships between carotenoid consumption and cardiovascular risk factors, early atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease and the cellular mechanisms that play a role in the attenuation of skin aging and cancer development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Molecular Basis of Nutrition and Aging
Subtitle of host publication	A Volume in the Molecular Nutrition Series
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	473-489
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128018279
ISBN (Print)	9780128018163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801816-3.00034-0
State	Published - 28 Apr 2016

Keywords

Cancer protection
Cardiovascular
Carotenoid
Skin aging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1016/B978-0-12-801816-3.00034-0

Cite this

@inbook{83bf425b9e1f4a6d9c06420b665b85df,

title = "Carotenoid Supplements and Consumption: Implications for Healthy Aging",

abstract = "Several hundred carotenoids have been characterized in nature, only 40 are present in a human diet, while about 20 have been identified in human blood and tissues. The main sources of carotenoids in human plasma are yellow-orange-red fruits and green leafy vegetables. The carotenoids are classified into those with provitamin A activity and those with no role in the formation of vitamin A. They function as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. The current chapter summarizes the current knowledge regarding carotenoids and several of these age-related conditions. It reviews the relationships between carotenoid consumption and cardiovascular risk factors, early atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease and the cellular mechanisms that play a role in the attenuation of skin aging and cancer development.",

keywords = "Cancer protection, Cardiovascular, Carotenoid, Skin aging",

author = "Karin Linnewiel-Hermoni and Esther Paran and Talya Wolak",

year = "2016",

month = apr,

day = "28",

doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-801816-3.00034-0",

language = "English",

isbn = "9780128018163",

pages = "473--489",

booktitle = "Molecular Basis of Nutrition and Aging",

publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",

address = "United States",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Carotenoid Supplements and Consumption

T2 - Implications for Healthy Aging

AU - Linnewiel-Hermoni, Karin

AU - Paran, Esther

AU - Wolak, Talya

PY - 2016/4/28

Y1 - 2016/4/28

N2 - Several hundred carotenoids have been characterized in nature, only 40 are present in a human diet, while about 20 have been identified in human blood and tissues. The main sources of carotenoids in human plasma are yellow-orange-red fruits and green leafy vegetables. The carotenoids are classified into those with provitamin A activity and those with no role in the formation of vitamin A. They function as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. The current chapter summarizes the current knowledge regarding carotenoids and several of these age-related conditions. It reviews the relationships between carotenoid consumption and cardiovascular risk factors, early atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease and the cellular mechanisms that play a role in the attenuation of skin aging and cancer development.

AB - Several hundred carotenoids have been characterized in nature, only 40 are present in a human diet, while about 20 have been identified in human blood and tissues. The main sources of carotenoids in human plasma are yellow-orange-red fruits and green leafy vegetables. The carotenoids are classified into those with provitamin A activity and those with no role in the formation of vitamin A. They function as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. The current chapter summarizes the current knowledge regarding carotenoids and several of these age-related conditions. It reviews the relationships between carotenoid consumption and cardiovascular risk factors, early atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease and the cellular mechanisms that play a role in the attenuation of skin aging and cancer development.

KW - Cancer protection

KW - Cardiovascular

KW - Carotenoid

KW - Skin aging

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84978354113&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-801816-3.00034-0

DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-801816-3.00034-0

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84978354113

SN - 9780128018163

SP - 473

EP - 489

BT - Molecular Basis of Nutrition and Aging

PB - Elsevier Inc.

ER -

Carotenoid Supplements and Consumption: Implications for Healthy Aging

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this