Myriam Lucia Ojeda Arredondo
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Grupo de Nutrición, Alimentación y Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9961-4050
Magda Catalina Pinilla Betancourt
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Grupo de Nutrición, Alimentación y Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Martha Lucia Borrero Yoshida
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Grupo de Nutrición, Alimentación y Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gonzalo Sequeda
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Science Faculty Department of Chemistry Bogotá, Colombia.
Vivian Maritza Castro Herrera
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Grupo de Nutrición, Alimentación y Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Angela Sofia Garcia Vega
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Grupo de Nutrición, Alimentación y Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Juanita Carolina Rodríguez Rodríguez
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Grupo de Nutrición, Alimentación y Salud, Bogotá, Colombia.
Ofelia Diez
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Science Faculty Department of Microbiology, Bogotá, Colombia
Paolo Lucci
University of Udine, Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti Via Sondrio 2/A, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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Abstract
The consumption of foods high in natural antioxidants, like fruits and vegetables, is associated with a lower risk of oxidative stress-related diseases. The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between the plasma antioxidant capacity in adults over fifty and their intake of vitamin A, C, and E. We evaluated 118 24-hour recalls of intake of foods. The intake of vitamin A, C, and E was quantified using food composition tables. We quantified plasma phenols using the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The antioxidant capacity was determined using the Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC) and Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) methods. Correlation analyses were performed between the studied variables and a positive correlation was found in most cases. However, none of the correlations was statistically significant. In all cases p-value was >0.05. The quantification of nutrient intake is not an adequate predictor of plasma antioxidant capacity in individuals over fifty
Keywords
Oxidative stress, free radicals, phenolic compounds, Carotene, Tocopherol
How to Cite
Ojeda Arredondo, M. L., Pinilla Betancourt, M. C., Borrero Yoshida, M. L., Sequeda, G., Castro Herrera, V. M., Garcia Vega, A. S., Rodríguez Rodríguez, J. C., Diez, O., & Lucci, P. (2016). Relationship between vitamin intake and total antioxidant capacity in elderly adults. Universitas Scientiarum, 21(2), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.SC21-2.rbvi
Section
Nutrición y Salud / Health and Nutrition / Saúde e Nutrition