Tissue concentrations of carotenoids

Johnson, E. J., Suier, P. M., Sahyoun, N., Ribaya-Mercado, J., and Russell, R. M. (1995). Relation between p-carotene intake and plasma and adipose tissue concentrations of carotenoids and retinoids. Am, f, Clin. Nutr. 62,598-603. 

Second, on their correlation of diet and serum with adipose tissue concentrations of carotenoids, the a -trans lycopene (55), 9 cis lycopene (58), 5 cis lycopene (59), total cis lycopene (60) and one tram and total cis type mixtures (a mixture of tram + cis.) of lycopene (3) were the only carotenoid which could show consistently an inverse correlation with the percentage body fat in three adipose tissues of abdomen, buttocks and thigh. However, there also was generally an inverse correlation of adipose tissue carotenoid concentrations with the percentage body fat. 

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