Section I: Carotenoid Sources and Metabolism
Chapter 1: Food Sources of Carotenoids
Sara A. Arscott
Chapter 2: Carrots of Various Colors
Samantha Schmaelzle and Sherry Tanumihardjo
Chapter 3: Carotenoid Metabolism and Enzymology
Igor O. Shmarakov, Jason J. Yuen, and William S. Blaner
Chapter 4: Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Biological Systems: Reactions and Regulation by Carotenoids
John T. Landrum
Chapter 5: Kinetic Studies with Carotenoids
Guangwen Tang
Chapter 6: Carotenoid Bioavailability: Influence of Dietary Lipid and Fiber
Shellen Goltz and Mario G. Ferruzzi
Chapter 7: Host Factors that Affect Carotenoid Metabolism
Georg Lietz
Chapter 8: Host Factors: Gender and Body Composition
Joseph Dever
Section II: Carotenoids and Human Health
Chapter 9: Carotenoid Metabolism and Health in Pregnancy and Lactation
Kerry Schulze and Parul Christian
Chapter 10: Carotenoids in Early Life
Xiaoming Gong and Lewis P. Rubin
Chapter 11: Provitamin A Carotenoids and Cancer Prevention
Benchun Miao and Xiang-Dong Wang
Chapter 12: Lycopene and Cancer
Nikki Ford and John W. Erdman, Jr.
Chapter 13: Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Eye Disease
Rohini Vishwanathan and Elizabeth J. Johnson
Chapter 14: Carotenoids and Bone Health
Sherry A. Tanumihardjo and Neil Binkley
Section III: International Perspectives
Chapter 15: Provitamin A Carotenoids as a Dietary Source of Vitamin A
Marjorie J. Haskell
Chapter 16: Provitamin A Carotenoids and Immune Function
Charles B. Stephensen
Chapter 17: Biofortification of Maize with Provitamin-A Carotenoids
Kevin Pixley, Natalia Palacios, Raman Babu, Raphael Mutale, Rebecca Surles and Eliab Simpungwe
Chapter 18: Horticultural Crops as a Source of Carotenoids
Philipp W. Simon, Megan J. Bowman, Sherry A.Tanumihardjo
Chapter 19: Orange Sweetpotato as a Staple or Complementary Food
Paul van Jaarsveld and Mieke Faber
Chapter 20: International Efforts to Eradicate Vitamin A Deficiency
Sherry A. Tanumihardjo and Harold C. Furr
