d alpha tocopherol/obesity

OBJECTIVE Pre-pregnancy obesity has been associated with adverse birth outcomes. Poor essential fatty acid (EFA) and micronutrient status during pregnancy may contribute to these associations. We assessed the associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and nutritional patterns of maternal micronutrient

The effects of a conventional 1000 kcal diet, and of a further restriction of dietary fat by a fat substitute, on the concentrations of vitamin A and E in plasma and LDL, the formation of lipid peroxides and eicosanoids were investigated in 10 obese volunteers. In vitro copper catalyzed oxidation of

We investigated the effects of fish oil and vitamin E on the endogenous leukotriene production. 10 healthy volunteers were supplemented for 1 week with fish oil (containing 40 mg/kg body weight per day of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid), vitamin E (540 mg, i.e., 800 IU of

Only a few studies have focused on the relationship between vitamin intake and depressive symptoms in Japanese individuals. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between vitamin intake and depressive symptoms in 1634 elderly Japanese individuals (65 years and older). The