Table 1b.

Serum Micronutrient Concentrations by Dietary Pattern

	Prudent Diet		Western Pattern
	Low (N=34)	High (N=36)	Low (N=25)	High (N=45)
Serum Micronutrients ug/ml, Mean (SD)
Alpha Carotene	0.01 (0.02)	0.02 (0.01)	0.02 (0.01)	0.01 (0.02)
Beta Carotene	0.05 (0.07)	0.07 (0.10)	0.08 (0.11)	0.04 (0.05)
Xanthophylls	0.14 (0.10)	0.17 (0.13)	0.18 (0.14)	0.14 (0.09)
Lycopene	0.05 (0.04)	0.05 (0.04)	0.05 (0.03)	0.05 (0.04)
Total Carotenoids	0.26 (0.14)	0.30 (0.24)	0.34 (0.27)	0.25 (0.14)
Alpha tocopherol	7.98 (5.02)	10.33 (6.07)	10.59 (7.49)	8.34 (4.13)
Gamma tocopherol	1.14 (0.57)	1.18 (0.72)	1.18 (0.55)	1.13 (0.79)
Total tocopherol	9.12 (5.32)	11.50 (6.12)	11.72 (7.76)	9.52 (4.22)