South African dietary total antioxidant capacity based on secondary intake data in relation to dietary recommendations

Research Article

South African dietary total antioxidant capacity based on secondary intake data in relation to dietary recommendations

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 22 , issue 4 , 2009 , pages: 195–202
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2009.11734248
Author(s): H Louwrens Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, South Africa , F Rautenbach [AN0001] , I Venter Faculty of Applied Sciences,
Keywords: dietary TAC , ORAC , 5-A-day , food groups , plant foods , beverages
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Abstract

Objective: In this exploratory study, the average adult South African dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) was estimated using secondary data and was evaluated against that determined for dietary intake recommendations.
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