Nucleótidos y carotenoides naturales / Nucleotides and carotenoids

El concepto de los nucleótidos no es nuevo; máxime que son elementos que hacen parte de los componentes naturales de la leche materna. Casi todos los estudios señalan que el consumo de carotenoides, previenen el desarrollo de enfermedades crónicas en la edad adulta, posiblemente por su efecto antioxidante que disminuye el estrés oxidativo, mejorando enfermedades degenerativas y malignas.

The concept of nucleotides is not new, especially since they are elements that are part of the natural components of human milk. Most studies indicate that the consumption of carotenoids, prevent the development of chronic diseases in adulthood, possibly by its antioxidant effect that reduces oxidative stress, improving degenerative diseases and malignancies.

Niños y madres, dos grupos susceptibles a deficiencias de vitamina A: suplementación con aceite de palma, una experiencia exitosa / Children and mothers, two vulnerable groups to vitamin A deficiencies: a successful experience with palm oil supplementation

Importantes investigaciones han señalado la capacidad del aceite de palma rojo para combatir la deficiencia de la vitamina A en niños y mujeres gestantes. Esto sugiere que los carotenoides (provitamina A) presentes en el aceite de palma rojo son absorbidos, almacenados y convertidos de manera eficiente a equivalentes de retinol activos y luego, utilizados por el organismo para suplir sus necesidades. Por tanto, el aceite de palma representa un medio eficaz para contrarrestar la deficiencia de vitamina A. Important research studies have shown the capacity of the red palm oil to fight against vitamin A deficiency in children and pregnant women.

This suggests that the carotenoids (provitamin A)present in the red palm oil are efficiently absorbed, stored and converted into active retinol equivalents and then used by the organism to meet its needs. Therefore, the palm oil represents an effective way to counteract vitamin A

Carotenos dietarios y cáncer pulmonar en hombres de Santiago / Dietary carotene and lung cancer in men from Santiago

Aiming to assess the association between carotenes and vitamin A intake and lung cancer, a case control study was performed. Sixty one male subjects with lung cancer and 61 controls paired for age, sex and smoking habits from 6 hospitals in Santiago were analyzed. Based on a compsumption tendency enquiry, the mean weekly intake of food showed that cases consumed less winter vegetables than controls (chard, beet, chicory, spinach and cabbage) but no differences between groups in carotene and retinol consumption. It is concluded that patients with lung cancer have a lower consumption of carotene rich vegetables