Egg intake improves carotenoid status by increasing plasma HDL cholesterol in adults with metabolic syndrome

Whole egg consumption improves lipoprotein profiles and insulin sensitivity to a greater extent than yolk-free egg substitute in individuals with metabolic syndrome

(2012) Christopher N. Blesso et al.   METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

Inverse association of serum carotenoids with prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Japanese

(2011) Koji Suzuki et al.   CLINICAL NUTRITION

A Lutein-Enriched Diet Prevents Cholesterol Accumulation and Decreases Oxidized LDL and Inflammatory Cytokines in the Aorta of Guinea Pigs

(2011) Jung Eun Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Low-serum carotenoid concentrations and carotenoid interactions predict mortality in US adults: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

(2011) Michelle D. Shardell et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

Changes in macular pigment optical density and serum concentrations of lutein and zeaxanthin in response to weight loss

(2010) Mark L. Kirby et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Increased consumption of dietary cholesterol, lutein, and zeaxanthin as egg yolks does not decrease serum concentrations and lipoprotein distribution of other carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols

(2010) Rohini Vishwanathan et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH

Consumption of 2 and 4 egg yolks/d for 5 wk increases macular pigment concentrations in older adults with low macular pigment taking cholesterol-lowering statins

(2009) Rohini Vishwanathan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Eggs distinctly modulate plasma carotenoid and lipoprotein subclasses in adult men following a carbohydrate-restricted diet

(2009) Gisella Mutungi et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Overproduction of Very Low–Density Lipoproteins Is the Hallmark of the Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome

(2008) Martin Adiels et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Relationships of body mass index with serum carotenoids, tocopherols and retinol at steady-state and in response to a carotenoid-rich vegetable diet intervention in Filipino schoolchildren1

(2008) Judy D. Ribaya-Mercado et al.   BIOSCIENCE REPORTS

Xanthophylls are preferentially taken up compared with β-carotene by retinal cells via a SRBI-dependent mechanism,

(2008) Alexandrine During et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Dietary carbohydrate restriction induces a unique metabolic state positively affecting atherogenic dyslipidemia, fatty acid partitioning, and metabolic syndrome

(2008) Jeff S. Volek et al.   PROGRESS IN LIPID RESEARCH