According to a study published in Nutrition Journal, a nutritional counseling program is capable of improving plasma levels of antioxidants even in a health-conscious population. Researchers explored the effects of increasing fruit and vegetable intake in 112 volunteers (86 percent women) who underwent targeted dietary counseling for three months. Compared to baseline, especially the intake of fruits was significantly improved after three months of intervention and mean plasma levels of lutein, zeaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, alpha- and beta-carotene, retinol, alpha-tocopherol and vitamin C, B6 were increased.
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