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View Full PaperPredictors of carotenoid status in New Zealand children using carotenoid reflection score: a cross-sectional study.
Key Points
- To identify predictors of carotenoid status in New Zealand children.
- Cross-sectional study design
- Assessment of household income and fruit intake
- Evaluation of carotenoid reflection score
- Low household income associated with lower carotenoid status
- Low fruit intake linked to decreased carotenoid levels
- Need for targeted dietary interventions emphasized
Abstract
This study identified low household income and low fruit intake as drivers of low carotenoid status in children, emphasizing the need for targeted dietary interventions. A study is required to further explore the relationship between carotenoid reflection score and potassium excretion.