Skin Carotenoids Measured by Reflection Spectroscopy Correlates with Vegetable Intake Frequency in Adolescents of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Houston, Texas.

Objective methods are needed to assess adolescent fruit and vegetable (F/V) intake to better evaluate interventions aimed at improving F/V intake. Skin carotenoid concentration measures provide a potential objective biomarker of F/V intake, but the plausibility and robustness must be established acr...

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Published in:Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Vol. 125; no. 7; pp. 1037 - 1044
Main Authors: Moran, Nancy E., Onyekwere, Elizabeth, Cepni, Aliye B., Ledoux, Tracey A., Kim, Hanjoe, Arlinghaus, Katherine R.
Format: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Jul2025
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