Zeaxanthins

11/01/2011 - "Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of zeaxanthin and visual function in patients with atrophic age-related macular degeneration: the Zeaxanthin and Visual Function Study (ZVF) FDA IND #78, 973."
10/01/2023 - "Goji berries contain the highest known levels of zeaxanthin of any food, and regular intake of these bright red berries may help protect against the development of age-related macular degeneration through an increase in MPOD. "
11/30/2020 - "Because zeaxanthin helps to prevent age-related macular degeneration, its commercial use in personalized nutritional and pharmaceutical applications has expanded. "
03/01/2019 - "The consumption of zeaxanthin (Z) through a vegetable-rich diet is recommended to reduce the progression of age-related macular degeneration. "
01/01/2017 - "Zeaxanthin is an essential nutrient for prevention of macular degeneration. "

01/22/2014 - "A stronger association between nuclear cataract and blood zeaxanthin might be noted for the studies conducted in the European Nations. "
06/01/2006 - "After multivariate adjustment, the highest quintile of plasma zeaxanthin was significantly associated with reduced risk of ARM (OR=0.07; 95% CI: 0.01-0.58; P for trend=0.005), nuclear cataract (OR=0.23; 95% CI: 0.08-0.68; P for trend=0.003) and any cataract (OR=0.53; 95% CI: 0.31-0.89; P for trend=0.01). "
03/01/2006 - "I recently read that zeaxanthin may help prevent cataracts. "
08/01/2012 - "Zeaxanthin is a predominant xanthophyll in human eyes and may reduce the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. "
06/01/2006 - "These results are strongly suggestive of a protective role of the xanthophylls, in particular zeaxanthin, for the protection against ARM and cataract."

09/01/2014 - "In addition, lutein and zeaxanthin may be protective against eye disease because they absorb damaging blue light that enters the eye. "
01/01/2016 - "Many observational and interventional studies have suggested that lutein and zeaxanthin may reduce the risk of various eye diseases, especially late forms of AMD. "
08/01/2008 - "Research studies suppose lutein and zeaxanthin may contribute to improvement of vision in patients with AMD and other eye diseases. "
11/01/2005 - "Several studies, for example, support the protective role of lutein and zeaxanthin in the prevention of age-related eye diseases. "
10/01/2003 - "Should controlled clinical trials show lutein and/or zeaxanthin supplementation protects against the development or progression of ARMD and other eye diseases, then lutein and zeaxanthin could be considered as conditionally essential nutrients for humans."

03/01/2019 - "Therefore, zeaxanthin may be an effective therapeutic candidate for the treatment of ulcerative colitis."
01/11/2019 - "Intake of Lutein and Zeaxanthin as a Possible Factor Influencing Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Caucasian Individuals with Ulcerative Colitis in Remission Phase."
03/01/2019 - "The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of zeaxanthin on acetic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rats. "
03/01/2019 - "Zeaxanthin (50 mg/kg/day) or prednisolone (5 mg/kg/day) was orally administered for 14 days before induction of ulcerative colitis. "
11/09/2001 - "The serum levels of vitamin A and zeaxanthin were significantly decreased in patients with chronic gastrointestinal (GI) inflammatory diseases (e.g., terminal ileitis, ulcerative colitis), colorectal polyposis, and different (e.g., esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatocellular and colorectal) malignant diseases. "

12/13/2021 - "Zeaxanthin ameliorates obesity by activating the β3-adrenergic receptor to stimulate inguinal fat thermogenesis and modulating the gut microbiota."
11/22/2022 - "Evaluation of the Anti-Obesity Effect of Zeaxanthin and Exercise in HFD-Induced Obese Rats."
09/20/2017 - "Herein, we evaluated the effects of zeaxanthin on the inhibition of adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and obesity in high-fat diet fed C57BL/6J mice. "
09/20/2017 - "Anti-obesity effects of zeaxanthin on 3T3-L1 preadipocyte and high fat induced obese mice."
08/30/2022 - "Zeaxanthin (ZEA) is a natural carotenoid and has beneficial effects on anti-obesity. "