Zeaxanthin

Published Clinical Studies

• Plasma antioxidants are similarly depleted in mild cognitive impairment and in Alzheimer's disease.
• Lutein and zeaxanthin status and risk of age-related macular degeneration.
• Are lutein and zeaxanthin conditionally essential nutrients for eye health?
• Serum vitamins and the subsequent risk of bladder cancer.
• Dietary carotenoid intake as a predictor of bone mineral density.
• Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plasma Antioxidants: The Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study.

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