Serum carotenoids reduce progression of early atherosclerosis in the carotid artery wall among Eastern Finnish men.

Serum carotenoids reduce progression of early atherosclerosis in the carotid artery wall among Eastern Finnish men.

<h4>Background</h4>Several previous epidemiologic studies have shown that high blood levels of carotenoids may be protective against early atherosclerosis, but results have been inconsistent. We assessed the association between atherosclerotic progression, measured by intima-media thickn...

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Main Authors: Jouni Karppi, Sudhir Kurl, Kimmo Ronkainen, Jussi Kauhanen, Jari A Laukkanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23700460/?tool=EBI

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