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Spectroscopic biofeedback on cutaneous carotenoids as part of a prevention program could be effective to raise health awareness in adolescents

  • The cutaneous carotenoid concentration correlates with the overall antioxidant status of a person and can be seen as biomarker for nutrition and lifestyle. 50 high school students were spectroscopically measured for their cutaneous carotenoid concentrations initially in a static phase, followed by an intervention phase with biofeedback of their measured values, living a healthy lifestyle and on healthy food this time. The volunteers showed higher carotenoid concentrations than found in previous studies. A significant correlation of healthy lifestyle habits and a high antioxidant status could be determined. Subjects improved their nutritional habits and significantly increased their carotenoid concentration during intervention. Follow-up five months later showed a consolidation of the increase. The investigations show that a healthy diet and a well-balanced lifestyle correlate with a high cutaneous antioxidant concentration and that spectroscopic biofeedback measurement of cutaneous carotenoids as part of an integrated prevention program is a feasible and effective means to raise the health awareness in adolescents.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Klaus HurrelmannORCiD, Yu Ruo-Xi, Wolfgang Köcher, Maxim E. Darvin, Monika Büttner, Sora Jung, Bich Na Lee, Christoph Klotter, Martina C. Meinke, Jürgen Lademann
Parent Title (English):Journal of Biophotonics
ISSN:1864-063X
Publisher:WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
Place of Publisher:Weinheim
Publication year:2014
First Page:926
Last Page:937
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201300134
Release Date:2015/10/27
Volume:7
Issue:11-12
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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