RT Journal Article T1 High Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Moderate Fat Intake Are Associated with Higher Carotenoid Concentration in Human Plasma. A1 Marhuenda-Muñoz, María A1 Rinaldi de Alvarenga, José Fernando A1 Hernáez, Álvaro A1 Tresserra-Rimbau, Anna A1 Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel A1 Salas-Salvadó, Jordi A1 Corella, Dolores A1 Malcampo, Mireia A1 Martínez, José Alfredo A1 Alonso-Gómez, Ángel M A1 Wärnberg, Julia A1 Vioque, Jesús A1 Romaguera, Dora A1 López-Miranda, José A1 Estruch, Ramón A1 Tinahones, Francisco J A1 Lapetra, José A1 Serra-Majem, J Lluís A1 Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora A1 Tur, Josep A A1 Sánchez, Vicente Martín A1 Pintó, Xavier A1 Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel A1 Matía-Martín, Pilar A1 Vidal, Josep A1 Vázquez, Clotilde A1 Daimiel, Lidia A1 Ros, Emilio A1 Serra-Mir, Mercè A1 Vázquez-Ruiz, Zenaida A1 Nishi, Stephanie K A1 Sorlí, Jose V A1 Zomeño, María Dolores A1 Zulet, María Angeles A1 Vaquero-Luna, Jessica A1 Carabaño-Moral, Rosa A1 Notario-Barandiaran, Leyre A1 Morey, Marga A1 García-Ríos, Antonio A1 Gómez-Pérez, Ana M A1 Santos-Lozano, José Manuel A1 Buil-Cosiales, Pilar A1 Basora, Josep A1 Portolés, Olga A1 Schröder, Helmut A1 Abete, Itziar A1 Salaverria-Lete, Itziar A1 Toledo, Estefanía A1 Babio, Nancy A1 Fitó, Montse A1 Martínez-Huélamo, Miriam A1 Lamuela-Raventós, Rosa M K1 Mediterranean diet K1 PREDIMED-Plus study K1 bioactive compounds K1 dietary fats K1 liquid chromatography K1 mass spectrometry K1 matrix effect absorption K1 phytochemicals K1 plasma carotenoids AB Carotenoids are pigments contained mainly in fruit and vegetables (F&V) that have beneficial effects on cardiometabolic health. Due to their lipophilic nature, co-ingestion of fat appears to increase their bioavailability via facilitating transfer to the aqueous micellar phase during digestion. However, the extent to which high fat intake may contribute to increased carotenoid plasma concentrations is still unclear. The objective was to examine the degree to which the consumption of different amounts of both carotenoid-rich foods and fats is associated with plasma carotenoid concentrations within a Mediterranean lifestyle context (subsample from the PREDIMED-Plus study baseline) where consumption of F&V and fat is high. The study population was categorized into four groups according to their self-reported consumption of F&V and fat. Carotenoids were extracted from plasma samples and analyzed by HPLC-UV-VIS-QqQ-MS/MS. Carotenoid systemic concentrations were greater in high consumers of F&V than in low consumers of these foods (+3.04 μmol/L (95% CI: 0.90, 5.17), p-value = 0.005), but circulating concentrations seemed to decrease when total fat intake was very high (-2.69 μmol/L (-5.54; 0.16), p-value = 0.064). High consumption of F&V is associated with greater systemic levels of total carotenoids, in particular when fat intake is low-to-moderate rather than very high. SN 2076-3921 YR 2021 FD 2021-03-17 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25812 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25812 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 6, 2025