The strengths of our study were that 1) in Taiwan, lycopeneintake from tomato products, both in terms of amount andbioavailability, is generally quite low, as tomatoes are usuallyconsumed uncooked, which results in a lower bioavailability oflycopene [1], and the background dietary intake of tomato in oursubjects was low (<1 serving/wk), meaning that a supplementationeffect would be more marked and not diluted by dietaryfactors, and 2) our subjects showed a high compliance, whichwas verified by an almost 3-fold increase in serum lycopenelevels.
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