Cross-Cultural Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Skin Color

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ID11026582
AuthorsRoss D Whitehead (Ross D. Whitehead and David I. Perrett are with Perception Lab, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife, UK. Vinet Coetzee is with Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Gozde Ozakinci is with School of Medicine, University of St Andrews.), Ross Whitehead (0000-0002-8466-6840, University of St Andrews), Vinet Coetzee (0000-0003-1716-0804, Ross D. Whitehead and David I. Perrett are with Perception Lab, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife, UK. Vinet Coetzee is with Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Gozde Ozakinci is with School of Medicine, University of St Andrews.), Gozde Ozakinci (0000-0001-5869-3274, Ross D. Whitehead and David I. Perrett are with Perception Lab, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife, UK. Vinet Coetzee is with Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Gozde Ozakinci is with School of Medicine, University of St Andrews.), David I Perrett (0000-0002-6025-0939, Ross D. Whitehead and David I. Perrett are with Perception Lab, School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, Fife, UK. Vinet Coetzee is with Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Gozde Ozakinci is with School of Medicine, University of St Andrews.)
Year2012
Volume102
Issue2
Pages212-213
Publication date2012-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300495
PMID22390434
PMCIDPMC3484002
OpenAlexW2066345020
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited2

The article reports on the impact that the consumption of fruits and vegetables containing high doses of plant pigments called carotenoids can have on skin color and the overall appearance of general health in humans. A discussion of research which was conducted to investigate whether African people and Asian people share a preference which Caucasian people have for skin which has a more yellowish tone which is associated with the consumption of fruits and vegetables that contain carotenoids is presented

Aesthetics · Art · Association (psychology) · Biology · Carotenoid · Consumption (sociology) · Economics · Environmental health · Preference · Skin color · Skin colour · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress · Color perception and design · Computer Science · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Dermatology · Food Science · Medicine · Psychology

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