Dietary Carotenoids in Health Promotion

摘要: Carotenoids, fat soluble substances that provide brilliant colors to vegetables and fruits have important biological activities including antioxidative properties, play an role in prevention of degenerative disease. Lycopene β-carotene are the most studies members this group functional properties health promotion disease prevention. is present brilliantly colored such as tomatoes, watermelon, beets red grapefruits. found deep yellow fruits. Epidemiological, clinical, vitro vivo all show inverse associations between consumption foods reach carotenoids lycopene incidences cardiovascular cancer. Being soluble, these absorbed carried circulation by lipoproteins (LDL) meats lipid components cells. Highest concentrations antioxidants metabolically active circulating LDL. By being they prevent oxidation lipids quench free radicals reactive oxygen species, preventing In chapter research describing reviewed. Increased vegetables, sources high amounts encouraged.