Efficacy of Diacetate Esters of Macular Carotenoids: Effect of Supplementation on Macular Pigment

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Change in MPOD (AU)</td><td class="align_center">% change in MPOD</td><td class="align_center">Rate of change in MPOD (mAU/week)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Group 1</td><td class="align_center">0.0666 ± 0.0481</td><td class="align_center">16.2 ± 12.8</td><td class="align_center">2.54 ± 2.03</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Group 2</td><td class="align_center">0.0398 ± 0.0430</td><td class="align_center">10.4 ± 12.1</td><td class="align_center">1.71 ± 1.83</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>AU = absorbance units; mAU = milliabsorbance units.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

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Table 3: Efficacy of Diacetate Esters of Macular Carotenoids: Effect of Supplementation on Macular Pigment 