Click on the links below to read recent studies on nutritionals science.

“Validation Model for Raman Based Skin Carotenoid Detection.” Study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah to further validate that Raman Spectroscopy is a valid non-invasive objective methodology for the quantitative assessment of carotenoid antioxidants in human skin in vivo.” Study was published in the December 2010 issue of the journal Archives of Biochemistry and BioPhysics.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20678465

“Skin Carotenoid Levels in Patients with Psoriasis.” This research was conducted by Anti-Aging Advisory Board Member, Dr. Alexa Boer-Kimball and colleagues at Harvard Medical School, using the Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner. This study found that individuals with the skin condition psoriasis have lower skin carotenoid levels than patients without psoriasis. This study was published in the November 2010 issue of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21054574

"Serum Alpha-Carotene Concentrations and Risk of Death Among US Adults.” According to an article published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, Nov. 22, 2010, higher blood levels of α-carotene are associated with increased longevity. This study assessed the direct relationship between carotene concentrations and risk of death among 15,318 US adults 20 years and older who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Follow-up Study. Archives of Internal Medicine is published by the American Medical Association.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/archinternmed.2010.440