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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Publicado en:Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Vol. 125; no. 7; pp. 1037 - 1044
Autores principales: Moran, Nancy E., Onyekwere, Elizabeth, Cepni, Aliye B., Ledoux, Tracey A., Kim, Hanjoe, Arlinghaus, Katherine R.
Formato: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jul2025
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          Moran, Nancy E.
          Onyekwere, Elizabeth
          Cepni, Aliye B.
          Ledoux, Tracey A.
          Kim, Hanjoe
          Arlinghaus, Katherine R.
        affil: USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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          Carotenoids
          Spectrum Analysis
          Vegetables Metabolism
          Ethnic Groups In Adolescence
          Nutritional Assessment
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Biological Markers
          Fruit
          Self Report
          Body Mass Index
          Health Behavior
          Secondary Analysis
          Eating Behavior
          United States
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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          Female
      ab: 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 across adolescent populations. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy-measured skin carotenoid scores (SCSs) and self-reported F/V intake frequency among US racial and ethnic minority adolescents in Houston, TX. This is a secondary analysis of data collected on adolescents participating in the randomized, controlled study Teens Committed to Health Through Activity, Relationships, and Good Eating. Participants were Hispanic (86.2%), African American (12.6%), and Asian (1.2%) adolescents (age 10 to 17 years) (N = 167) who participated in a year-long healthy lifestyles program as their physical education class in Houston, TX, from August 2018 to 2019. Over the course of a year, participants' SCSs were measured by pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy, and self-reported F/V intake frequency was assessed using questions from the School Physical Activity and Nutrition questionnaire at 4 separate time points. The relationship between adolescent SCSs and F/V intake frequency was tested using generalized linear mixed models, controlling for body mass index z score, sex, time point, group assignment, and age. SCSs were positively predicted by self-reported intake frequencies for F/V (β = 2.398; P =.028), vegetables (β = 3.870; P =.010), and orange and dark green vegetables (β = 5.274; P =.019), with no significant relationship observed with fruit intake frequency (β = 1.151; P =.613). Self-reported total F/V (combined), vegetable, and orange and green vegetable (combined) intake frequency is a predictor of SCSs among racial and ethnic minority adolescents in Houston, TX. Skin carotenoid measurement merits further investigation as a biomarker of vegetable intake in US adolescents.
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