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A Combination of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Is Associated with Interindividual Variability in Dietary β-Carotene Bioavailability in Healthy Men.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Aug 2015
Borel Patrick, Desmarchelier Charles, Nowicki Marion, Bott Romain
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The bioavailability of β-carotene, the main dietary provitamin A carotenoid, varies among individuals. It is not known whether this variability can affect long-term β-carotene, and hence vitamin A, status. OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that variations in genes involved in β-carotene absorption and postprandial metabolism could at least partially explain the high interindividual variability in β-carotene...
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