CellWell record HH-3443
Skin carotenoid scores and metabolic syndrome in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama study
Kimura Y, Hata J, Shibata M, Honda T, Sakata S, Furuta Y, Oishi E, Kitazono T, Ninomiya T
International Journal of Obesity ยท 2024
In plain language
In a Japanese community cohort, adults with the highest skin carotenoid scores had substantially lower odds of metabolic syndrome than those with the lowest scores, an association, not a proven cause.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Cross-sectional survey
- Studied in
- Human
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