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Phytonutrient intakes in Europe
Fruit and vegetables make an important contribution to health, partly due to the phytonutrient composition, such as carotenoids and polyphenols.
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The function of lutein in the brain
Extensive research suggests that dietary lutein may be of benefit in maintaining ocular and cognitive health. Among the carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, are the only two that cross the blood-retina barrier to form macular pigment in the eye.
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Vitamin D deficiency in nursing mothers and how it can affect the infants
While human milk is the preferred source of most nutrients for infants during the first year, there has been concern about the adequacy of human milk in providing vitamin D.
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The role of maternal nutrition during pregnancy for fetal development
Maternal nutritional status, diet and exposure to environmental factors are increasingly acknowledged as potential factors affecting fetal growth, both by altering nutrient availability to the fetus and by modulating placental gene expression, thus modifying placental function.
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The complexity of vitamin C research
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an essential component of the human diet that contributes to the protection of cell constituents from oxidative damage, normal collagen formation and the normal function of bones, skin, blood vessels, the nervous and the immune system.
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The challenge of studying dietary supplements
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Vitamin E research – the way forward
Vitamin E acts as powerful oxygen radical scavenger particularly in the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. Human vitamin E deficiency symptoms include anemia and peripheral neuropathy.
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The science behind dietary recommendations for dairy
Dairy foods play a central role in most dietary guidance recommendations as they provide a package of essential nutrients for health that are difficult to obtain in diets with no or limited use of dairy products.
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Is supplementation with antioxidant vitamins in exercise useful?
Exercise may increase the formation of reactive oxygen species in the body which may cause cellular damage, impair skeletal muscle function and pain and thereby affect exercise performance.
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Vitamin E intake requirements to meet the needs of modern lifestyles
The main function of vitamin E is to protect against damage of reactive oxygen species. It also has non-antioxidant functions in cell signaling, gene expression and regulation.