A COMPARISON OF EYE-HEALTH NUTRIENTS, LUTEIN (L) /ZEAXANTHIN (Z) INTAKES AND L/Z RICH FOOD CHOICES BETWEEN COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING IN LOS ANGELES AND TAIWAN.

Lutein and zeaxanthin (L/Z) were related to macular health. With respect to increasing life expectancy, age-related macular disease (AMD) has become a concern on public health. The objective was to investigate dietary L/Z intake and its related food preference in populations living in different area...

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Published in:College Student Journal Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 1118 - 1134
Main Authors: Li Hui Wang, Tam, Chick F., Hsin Ling Yang, Yin Chang Chen, Davis, Rebecca, Schwartz, Miriam E.
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Published: Project Innovation Austin LLC Dec2008
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          Tam, Chick F.
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          Yin Chang Chen
          Davis, Rebecca
          Schwartz, Miriam E.
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          School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science, California State University at Los Angeles
          School of Nutrition and Institute of Nutrition, China Medical University
          Keck School of Medicine, Department of Preventative Medicine, University of Southern California at Los Angeles
          Department of Art, California State University at Los Angeles
          Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles
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        Carotenoids
        Food preferences
        College students
        Los Angeles (Calif.)
        California
        Taiwan
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          California
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          Food preferences
          College students
      ab: Lutein and zeaxanthin (L/Z) were related to macular health. With respect to increasing life expectancy, age-related macular disease (AMD) has become a concern on public health. The objective was to investigate dietary L/Z intake and its related food preference in populations living in different areas. A three-day dietary record and a supplement survey were designed to obtain data. A non-randomized, biased sampling of 240 college students were recruited in this study, 137 of them enrolled in California State University, Los Angeles (LA) and the other 93 were in China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan (TW). LA consisted of 101 females and 36 males and TW consisted of 71 females and 22 males. LA and TW consumed average 4149.4±467.5 and 4994.2±533.4 mcg of L/Z, respectively. The outcome revealed that there was neither significant difference on dietary L/Z intake nor on the use of L/Z supplement between these two populations. It is noteworthy that although the food preferences related to L/Z intake were quite distinct between groups, yet the total intakes of L/Z were found to be lower than the recommended intake (L/Z) of 6000 mcg/day. The result indicated that more nutritional education regarding these two eye-health nutrients should be provided to the general public to prevent AMD.
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