Examine Database: Plasma β-carotene
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Weight loss increases carotenoid levels
In this weight loss study in participants with overweight/obesity, reductions in body weight and fat mass were associated with increases in plasma carotenoids. Potential mediators of this relationship, including exercise, were not measured.
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