Carotenoids and Human Health

1. Food Sources of Carotenoids
Sara A. Arscott

2. Carrots of Various Colors
Samantha Schmaelzle, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo

3. Carotenoid Metabolism and Enzymology
Igor O. Shmarakov, Jason J. Yuen, William S. Blaner

4. Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Biological Systems: Reactions and Regulation by Carotenoids
John T. Landrum

5. Kinetic Studies with Carotenoids
Guangwen Tang

6. Carotenoid Bioavailability: Influence of Dietary Lipid and Fiber
Shellen R. Goltz, Mario G. Ferruzzi

7. Host Factors That Affect Carotenoid Metabolism
Georg Lietz

8. Host Factors: Gender and Body Composition
Joseph Dever

9. Carotenoid Metabolism and Health in Pregnancy and Lactation
Kerry Schulze, Parul Christian

10. Carotenoids in Early Life
Xiaoming Gong, Lewis P. Rubin

11. Provitamin A Carotenoids and Cancer Prevention
Benchun Miao, Xiang-Dong Wang

12. Lycopene and Cancer
Nikki Ford, John W. Erdman

13. Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Eye Disease
Rohini Vishwanathan, Elizabeth J. Johnson

14. Carotenoids and Bone Health
Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Neil Binkley

15. Provitamin A Carotenoids as a Dietary Source of Vitamin A
Marjorie J. Haskell

16. Provitamin A Carotenoids and Immune Function
Charles B. Stephensen

17. Biofortification of Maize with Provitamin A Carotenoids
Kevin Pixley, Natalia Palacios Rojas, Raman Babu, Raphael Mutale, Rebecca Surles, Eliab Simpungwe

18. Horticultural Crops as a Source of Carotenoids
Philipp W. Simon, Megan J. Bowman, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo

19. Orange Sweetpotato as a Staple or Complementary Food
Paul Jaarsveld, Mieke Faber

20. International Efforts to Eradicate Vitamin A Deficiency
Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Harold C. Furr

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Clinical Nutrition, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention