Carotenoids are pigments in plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. These pigments produce the bright yellow, red, and orange colors in plants, vegetables, and fruits. Carotenoids act as a type of ...

Share on Pinterest Carotenoids are the pigments that give some fruits and vegetables their bright colors and new research finds they could be key to reducing the risk of several diseases for women as ...

Carotenoids are plant pigments responsible for bright red, yellow and orange hues in many fruits and vegetables. These pigments play an important role in plant health. People who eat foods containing ...

A study suggests that diets rich in antioxidants—especially vitamin C and carotenoids—may delay menopause by up to a year and ...

When Don Read feeds the salmon on his fish farm, he adds in a chemical that changes the color of their flesh. Without the chemical in their feed, the farm-raised salmon would naturally be white — not ...

"What you see is what you get" often is the mantra in the highly competitive life of birds, as they use brilliant displays of color to woo females for mating. Now researchers are finding that ...

Consuming foods high in carotenoids appeared to be modestly linked to a reduced risk for pediatric hearing loss, according to a poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2025 Meeting.

You might only eat this veggie at Thanksgiving, but sweet potatoes are full of nutrients that make them worth having all year long. The truth is they're not potatoes. They are naturally sweet roots in ...

Feeling a bit pale? Pop a pill and turn brown with no time in the sun required — or so claim the manufacturers and distributors of "tanning pills". In Australia and New Zealand, which have the dubious ...