The Role of the Carotenoid Lycopene as an Antioxidant to Decrease Osteoporosis Risk in Women: Clinical and in vitro Studies

Lycopene is a potent carotenoid antioxidant shown to decrease the risk of chronic diseases associated with oxidative stress and has recently begun to be studied in relation to osteoporosis. However, studies specifically associating intervention with lycopene and a decreased risk for osteoporosis hav...

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Main Author: Mackinnon, Erin Shea
Other Authors: Rao, Leticia G.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/24820