Carotenoids and Human Health

• Main Author: Amengual, Jaume (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; membrane transporters; RAR; browning; astaxanthin; Vitamin A; case-control study; ?-carotene; transcriptomic analysis; new-born; carotenes; cancer-related cognitive impairment; androgen; beta-carotene; eicosapentanoic acid; mango by-products; mangiferin; cell culture; chronic disease; Akkermansia; animal; intestine; carotenoids; alcoholic fatty liver disease; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; carotenoid; tomato; colourless carotenoids; preterm mothers; inflammation; ?-Cryptoxanthin; adipocytes; vitamin A; gastric cancer; food ingredients; brain; gut microbiota; zeaxanthin; nutricosmetics; brown adipose tissue; bioactive compounds; breastfeeding; aging; oxidative stress; retinoids; phytofluene; glaucoma; H. pylori; retinoid; tomato extract; retinol; ?-cryptoxanthin; microalgae; fucoxanthin; obesity; macular pigment; carotene; photoprotection; adipose tissue; lutein; metabolic syndrome; Caenorhabditis elegans; functional foods; beta-cryptoxanthin; retinoic acid; nutrition; lycopene; bioavailability; nutraceuticals; adipocyte; ?-tocopherol; phytoene; memory; cosmeceuticals; antioxidants; mature milk; RXR; fat reduction; xanthophylls; colostrum; smoking; overweight; provitamin A; public health; Korea; ?-carotene oxygenase 1; cognition; full-term mothers; hippocampus; alpha-carotene; prostate cancer; hypertension
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Carotenoids are a group of approximately 600 compounds synthesized by photosynthetic organisms. These pigments are abundant in fruits and vegetables, as well as in certain animal products such as eggs and salmon, being responsible for their colorful appearance. The bioactive properties of certain ca...