ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Relationships between Skin Carotenoid Levels and Metabolic Syndrome.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Examining Potential Modifiers of Human Skin and Plasma Carotenoid Responses in a Randomized Trial of a Carotenoid-Containing Juice Intervention.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Skin carotenoids indicate diet, serum carotenoids, and inflammation across obesity and metabolic status in children.Nutrition & metabolism · 2026Article
- Association Between Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Skin Carotenoid Levels Among Japanese Adults in the Workplace.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Skin Carotenoid Score as a Potential Early Biomarker of Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Association of Veggie Meter-Assessed Skin Carotenoids and Dietary Intake Among Indigenous Families: The Indigenous Supported Agriculture "Go Healthy" Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a Portable Handheld Heterochromatic Flicker Photometer in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Daily Intake of Two or More Servings of Vegetables Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Older People.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- Skin Carotenoid Levels Are Associated with Demographic Factors, Body Size, and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in the Japanese Population.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Association between Skin Carotenoid Levels and Cognitive Impairment Screened by Mini-Cog in Patients with Glaucoma.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Association between atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease score and skin carotenoid levels estimated via refraction spectroscopy in the Japanese population: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Parent-child skin carotenoid level and vegetable intake relationships in users of children's cafeterias in Japan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Improving Skin Carotenoid Levels in Young Students through Brief Dietary Education Using the Veggie Meter.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Carotenoids in Human SkinIn Vivo: Antioxidant and Photo-Protectant Role against External and Internal Stressors.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Relevance of Diabetic Retinopathy with AGEs and Carotenoid Levels Assessed by Skin Sensors.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Fingertip-Measured Skin Carotenoids and Advanced Glycation End Product Levels in Glaucoma.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Carotenoids have potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects; their protective roles are of particular interest in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The reflection spectroscopy method has been recently developed to noninvasively measure skin carotenoid (SC) levels, which highly correlates with serum concentration of carotenoids. The relationship between SC levels and metabolic syndrome has been investigated. We aimed to identify the differences in patient characteristics and SC levels between participants with and without MetS in a large health examination population. In addition, the relationships between SC levels and various clinical parameters related to MetS were investigated. SC levels were measured using a reflection spectroscopy. A total of 1812 Japanese participants (859 male, 953 female; mean age ± standard deviation (SD), 57.8 ± 11.0 years) comprised the study population, i.e., participants with MetS (
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