Article: Chylomicron (beta-carotene) and retinyl palimitate responses are dramatically diminished when men ingest (beta-carotene) with medium-chain rather than long-chain triglycerides

Article: Beta carotene brightens your diet
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Savvy fare Beta carotene brightens your diet By KRIS PESCHEL ... carotenoids. One such nutrient is beta carotene, a yellow- orange carotenoid found ... the plant food means it is rich in beta carotene. Beta carotene is a precursor to ...

Article: All-trans (Beta)-carotene appears to be more ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Be More Bioavailable than 9-cis or 13-cis beta-Carotene in Gerbils Given Single Oral Doses of Each Isomer1 ... 2700-2708, 2002. KEY WORDS: * all-trans beta-carotene * 9-cis beta-carotene * 13-cis beta-carotene * vitamin A * gerbils ...

Article: Beyond beta-carotene. (health benefits of other ...
Nutrition Action Healthletter;  January 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ..."Now with beta-carotene!" boasted boxes of Total cereal ... Antioxidant nutrients such as Beta Carotene and Vitamins C and E help protect ... had taken a comfortable seat on the beta-carotene bandwagon. Oh sure. All had warned ...

Article: Cats absorb (Beta)-carotene, but it is not ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Cats Absorb Beta-Carotene, but It Is Not Converted to Vitamin ... EXPANDED ABSTRACT KEY WORDS: * cat * beta-carotene * vitamin A * carotene cleavage * plasma In many mammals Beta-carotene can be converted to retinol in the ...

Article: Effect of [beta]-carotene on the inhibition of lung ...
Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Summary Effect of [beta]-carotene on the inhibition of lung metastasis ... g/mg protein) in the [beta]-carotene treated animals. High amount ... in the animals treated with [beta]-carotene. Lung hexosamine content also ...

Article: Differences in beta-carotene uptake confirmed.
Emerging Food R&D Report;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... carrot are the work of carotenes. Our bodies can convert some carotenes--alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and ... and fruits provide carotenes. Perhaps most studied to date is beta-carotene. Scientists have ...

Article: The relative vitamin A value of 9-cis ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... The Relative Vitamin A Value of 9-- cis beta-Carotene Is Less and That of 13-cis beta-Carotene May Be Greater than the Accepted 50% That of All-- trans beta-Carotene in Gerbils1 ABSTRACT The effectiveness ...