Associations between Lifestyle Factors and Vitamin E Metabolites in the General Population

• Main Authors: Leon G. Martens (Author), Jiao Luo (Author), Fleur L. Meulmeester (Author), Nadia Ashrafi (Author), Esther Winters van Eekelen (Author), Renée de Mutsert (Author), Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori (Author), Frits R. Rosendaal (Author), Ko Willems van Dijk (Author), Kevin Mills (Author), Raymond Noordam (Author), Diana van Heemst (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The antioxidant vitamin E (α-tocopherol, α-TOH) protects lipids from oxidation by reactive oxygen species. We hypothesized that lifestyle factors associate with vitamin E metabolism marked by urinary α-tocopheronolactone hydroquinone (α-TLHQ) and α-carboxymethyl-hydroxychroman (α-CEHC levels), as po...