Medication Intake Is Associated with Lower Plasma Carotenoids and Higher Fat-Soluble Vitamins in the Cross-Sectional MARK-AGE Study in Older Individuals

Medication Intake Is Associated with Lower Plasma Carotenoids and Higher Fat-Soluble Vitamins in the Cross-Sectional MARK-AGE Study in Older Individuals

The regular use of medication may interfere with micronutrient metabolism on several levels, such as absorption, turnover rate, and tissue distribution, and this might be amplified during aging. This study evaluates the impact of self-reported medication intake on plasma micronutrients in the MARK-A...

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Main Authors: Daniela Weber, Bastian Kochlik, Wolfgang Stuetz, Martijn E. T. Dollé, Eugène H. J. M. Jansen, Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein, Florence Debacq-Chainiaux, Jürgen Bernhardt, Efstathios S. Gonos, Miriam Capri, Claudio Franceschi, Ewa Sikora, María Moreno-Villanueva, Alexander Bürkle, Tilman Grune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
medication intake
medical drugs
micronutrients
biomarkers
nutrition
age
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/7/2072

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