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Florida International University (Z.R.D., F-S.S., B.A.W.), Miami, FL
Western Human Nutrition Research Center (B.J.B., T.R.N.) (WHNRC), USDA/ARS/PWA, Presidio of San Francisco, California
Address reprint requests to: Zisca R. Dixon, Florida International University, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health, University Park, CH 201, Miami, FL 33199
Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of a low carotenoid diet (83 µg ß-carotene) on malondialdehyde-thiobarbituric acid (MDA-TBA) concentrations of nine pre-menopausal women.
Methods: Subjects lived on the metabolic research unit of the Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC), where diet, exercise and other activities were controlled. Five subjects (Group C, control group) consumed a low carotenoid diet and received an additional 0.5 mg/day of ß-carotene while four subjects (Group P, placebo group) received only the low carotenoid diet during days 1 to 60 (period 1). All subjects received 0.5 mg/day of ß-carotene during days 60 to 100 (period 2), plus three capsules/day mixed carotenoid supplement (Neo-Life Company) during study days 100 to 120. Changes in MDA-TBA concentrations were analyzed during the study periods and between the groups.
Results: At the start of the study (day 1), no significant difference in the MDA-TBA concentration was observed between the control (Group C) and the placebo (Group P) subjects. During period 1 (days 2 to 60), when Group P subjects consumed the low carotenoid diet without supplementation, the MDA-TBA values for Group P rose markedly and were significantly (p<0.05) higher than the MDA-TBA values for Group C subjects who were receiving carotenoid supplementation. During period 2 (days 60 to 100) when both groups received carotenoid supplementation, the MDA-TBA values of Group P subjects were significantly (p<0.05) reduced to the point where they were similar to the MDA-TBA values for Group C subjects.
Conclusions: These findings provide evidence to support the beneficial effects of carotenoids in preventing lipid peroxidation in the cells. Further studies are needed to identify the exact mechanism by which carotenoids prevent lipid peroxidation and the amount needed for normal activity.
Key words: carotenoids, human, oxidative damage, malondialdehyde
Abbreviations: MDA-TBA=malondialdehyde-thiobarbituric acid • HPLC=high performance liquid chromatography
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