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ArticleNutrients2021

Association between Serum Concentration of Carotenoid and Visceral Fat.

Mai Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Suganuma, Naoki Ozato, Sunao Shimizu, Mitsuhiro Katashima, Yoshihisa Katsuragi, Tatsuya Mikami, Ken Itoh, Shigeyuki Nakaji

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mai MatsumotoInnovation Division, KAGOME CO. LTD., 17 Nishitomiyama, Nasushiobara, Tochigi 329-2762, Japan.
Hiroyuki SuganumaInnovation Division, KAGOME CO. LTD., 17 Nishitomiyama, Nasushiobara, Tochigi 329-2762, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6596-9881
Naoki OzatoDepartment of Active Life Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2038-4705
Sunao ShimizuInnovation Division, KAGOME CO. LTD., 17 Nishitomiyama, Nasushiobara, Tochigi 329-2762, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8183-4677
Mitsuhiro KatashimaDepartment of Active Life Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
Yoshihisa KatsuragiDepartment of Active Life Promotion Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
Tatsuya MikamiInnovation Center for Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
Ken ItohDepartment of Vegetable Life Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5518-0729
Shigeyuki NakajiInnovation Center for Health Promotion, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan.
Hirosaki University · JP

Funding

Japan Science and Technology Corporation JPMJCE1302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Consumption of fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoids has been widely reported to prevent cardiovascular diseases. However, the relationship between serum carotenoid concentrations and visceral fat area (VFA), which is considered a better predictor of cardiovascular diseases than the body-mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, remains unclear. Therefore, we examined the relationship in healthy individuals in their 20s or older, stratified by sex and age, to compare the relationship between serum carotenoid concentrations and VFA and BMI. The study was conducted on 805 people, the residents in Hirosaki city, Aomori prefecture, who underwent a health checkup. An inverse relationship between serum carotenoid concentrations and VFA and BMI was observed only in women. In addition, the results were independent of the intake of dietary fiber, which is mainly supplied from vegetables as well as carotenoids. This suggests that consumption of a diet rich in carotenoids (especially lutein and beta-carotene) is associated with lower VFA, which is a good predictor of cardiovascular disease, especially in women. This study is the first to comprehensively evaluate the association between serum carotenoid levels and VFA in healthy individuals.

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DietIntra-Abdominal FatAdultbeta CaroteneBody Mass IndexCarotenoidsCross-Sectional StudiesDietary FiberFemaleFruitHumansLuteinLycopeneMaleMiddle AgedSoy Foodsbeta CaroteneCarotenoidsDietary FiberLuteinLycopenecarotenoidhealthy subjectsmetabolic syndromeresident-based cross-sectional studyvegetable intakevisceral fat

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