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Studies from INSERM yield new data on nutrition

Published in Blood Weekly, July 22nd, 2010

A new study, 'Plasma retinol and association with socio-demographic and dietary characteristics of free-living older persons: the bordeaux sample of the three-city study,' is now available. "The objective was to describe retinol plasma concentration and its association with socio-demographic characteristics and dietary habits in French older persons. The study population consisted of 1664 subjects aged 65 + from Bordeaux (France), included in the Three-City cohort," investigators in France report.

"Retinol plasma concentration was determined in fasting blood samples. Dietary assessment was performed by a food frequency questionnaire allowing estimation of weekly intake...

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