Iris F F Benzie

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Affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Country: China

Publications

  1. ncbi Enhanced bioavailability of zeaxanthin in a milk-based formulation of wolfberry (Gou Qi Zi; Fructus barbarum L.)
    Iris F F Benzie
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Br J Nutr 96:154-60. 2006
  2. ncbi Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables: a study of cellular availability and direct effects on human DNA
    Yim Tong Szeto
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 70:2551-5. 2006
  3. ncbi Ganoderma lucidum ("Lingzhi"), a Chinese medicinal mushroom: biomarker responses in a controlled human supplementation study
    Sissi Wachtel-Galor
    Ageing and Health Group, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Br J Nutr 91:263-9. 2004
  4. ncbi Relationships among diabetic retinopathy, antioxidants, and glycemic control
    Carly S Y Lam
    School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR of China
    Optom Vis Sci 88:251-6. 2011
  5. ncbi Increasing the antioxidant content of food: a personal view on whether this is possible or desirable
    Iris F F Benzie
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 63:62-70. 2012
  6. ncbi Genoprotective effects of green tea (Camellia sinensis) in human subjects: results of a controlled supplementation trial
    K C Han
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Br J Nutr 105:171-9. 2011
  7. ncbi Fasting plasma zeaxanthin response to Fructus barbarum L. (wolfberry; Kei Tze) in a food-based human supplementation trial
    Chung Yuen Cheng
    Antioxidant Research Group, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Br J Nutr 93:123-30. 2005
  8. ncbi Acute hyperglycemia and oxidative stress: direct cause and effect?
    Siu Wai Choi
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Free Radic Biol Med 44:1217-31. 2008
  9. ncbi Affective images: relieving chronic pain and enhancing quality of life for older persons
    Mimi M Y Tse
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Cyberpsychol Behav 8:571-9. 2005
  10. ncbi Effect of Ganoderma lucidum on human DNA is dose dependent and mediated by hydrogen peroxide
    Sissi Wachtel-Galor
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Hum, Hong Kong, SAR China
    Redox Rep 10:145-9. 2005

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  1. ncbi Enhanced bioavailability of zeaxanthin in a milk-based formulation of wolfberry (Gou Qi Zi; Fructus barbarum L.)
    Iris F F Benzie
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Br J Nutr 96:154-60. 2006
    ....
  2. ncbi Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables: a study of cellular availability and direct effects on human DNA
    Yim Tong Szeto
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 70:2551-5. 2006
    ..The total antioxidative capacity, as the FRAP value, and ascorbic acid (AA) content were also measured to explore the relationship between the effect and antioxidant content...
  3. ncbi Ganoderma lucidum ("Lingzhi"), a Chinese medicinal mushroom: biomarker responses in a controlled human supplementation study
    Sissi Wachtel-Galor
    Ageing and Health Group, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Br J Nutr 91:263-9. 2004
    ....
  4. ncbi Relationships among diabetic retinopathy, antioxidants, and glycemic control
    Carly S Y Lam
    School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR of China
    Optom Vis Sci 88:251-6. 2011
    ..The use of a wider biomarker profile incorporating biomarkers of antioxidant status and oxidative stress may aid identification of individuals at higher risk or at very early stages of developing DR...
  5. ncbi Increasing the antioxidant content of food: a personal view on whether this is possible or desirable
    Iris F F Benzie
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 63:62-70. 2012
    ....
  6. ncbi Genoprotective effects of green tea (Camellia sinensis) in human subjects: results of a controlled supplementation trial
    K C Han
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Br J Nutr 105:171-9. 2011
    ..No significant changes in urine 8-oxodG were seen. The results indicate that green tea has significant genoprotective effects and provide evidence for green tea as a 'functional food'...
  7. ncbi Fasting plasma zeaxanthin response to Fructus barbarum L. (wolfberry; Kei Tze) in a food-based human supplementation trial
    Chung Yuen Cheng
    Antioxidant Research Group, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Br J Nutr 93:123-30. 2005
    ..These new data will support further study of dietary strategies to maintain macular pigment density...
  8. ncbi Acute hyperglycemia and oxidative stress: direct cause and effect?
    Siu Wai Choi
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Free Radic Biol Med 44:1217-31. 2008
    ....
  9. ncbi Affective images: relieving chronic pain and enhancing quality of life for older persons
    Mimi M Y Tse
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Cyberpsychol Behav 8:571-9. 2005
    ..Affective images and pictures appear to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention in pain management for the older person...
  10. ncbi Effect of Ganoderma lucidum on human DNA is dose dependent and mediated by hydrogen peroxide
    Sissi Wachtel-Galor
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Hum, Hong Kong, SAR China
    Redox Rep 10:145-9. 2005
    ..lucidum and its cytotoxic effects should be considered as a factor in future studies. However, the protective effect of G. lucidum at low concentration may explain, in part, some of the reported health benefits of this herb...
  11. ncbi Effects of a long-term vegetarian diet on biomarkers of antioxidant status and cardiovascular disease risk
    Y T Szeto
    Antioxidant Research Team, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Nutrition 20:863-6. 2004
    ..Long-term vegetarians have a better antioxidant status and coronary heart disease risk profile than do apparently healthy omnivores. Plasma AA may act a useful marker of overall health status...
  12. ncbi Heme oxygenase microsatellite polymorphism, oxidative stress, glycemic control, and complication development in type 2 diabetes patients
    Siu Wai Choi
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Free Radic Biol Med 53:60-3. 2012
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  13. ncbi Type 2 diabetes mellitus and its renal complications in relation to apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism
    Shuk Woon Ma
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Transl Res 152:134-42. 2008
    ..Plasma lipid-standardized alpha-tocopherol may play a role in determining risk of renal dysfunction in type 2 diabetes...
  14. ncbi Reflex tear ascorbate in Hong Kong Chinese subjects: method comparison and biological variation
    Camus Kar Man Choy
    Department of Optometry and Radiography, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Optom Vis Sci 80:632-6. 2003
    ..This study validated a simple and speedy method for tear ascorbate and investigated between-eye and between-day variation in tear ascorbate in healthy young adults...
  15. ncbi Evolution of dietary antioxidants
    Iris F F Benzie
    Ageing and Health Section, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, SAR, China, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 136:113-26. 2003
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  16. ncbi A study of the effect of oral glucose loading on plasma oxidant:antioxidant balance in normal subjects
    Shuk-Woon Ma
    Ageing and Health Section, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Eur J Nutr 44:250-4. 2005
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  17. ncbi Diet and health: nursing perspective for the health of our aging population
    Mimi M Y Tse
    Aging and Health Section, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Nurs Health Sci 6:309-14. 2004
    ....
  18. ncbi Urine 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), a specific marker of oxidative stress, using direct, isocratic LC-MS/MS: Method evaluation and application in study of biological variation in healthy adults
    Kam Fai Lee
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Clin Chim Acta 411:416-22. 2010
    ..Urine 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) is a specific biomarker of oxidative stress. We evaluated a modified LC-MS/MS assay for urine 8-oxodG and determined biological variation in healthy adults...
  19. ncbi Vegetarian diets and public health: biomarker and redox connections
    Iris F F Benzie
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    Antioxid Redox Signal 13:1575-91. 2010
    ....
  20. ncbi Total antioxidant and ascorbic acid content of fresh fruits and vegetables: implications for dietary planning and food preservation
    Yim Tong Szeto
    Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, SAR, China
    Br J Nutr 87:55-9. 2002
    ..Furthermore, FRASC will facilitate bioavailability studies of antioxidants from different foods of known antioxidant capacity and AA content...
  21. ncbi The effect of music therapy on postoperative pain, heart rate, systolic blood pressures and analgesic use following nasal surgery
    Mimi M Y Tse
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 19:21-9. 2005
    ..These findings suggest that music therapy is an effective nonpharmacologic approach for postoperative pain management...
  22. ncbi Antioxidant protection of edible oils
    Sabrina Ching Man Cheung
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    Plant Foods Hum Nutr 62:39-42. 2007
    ..Results have implications also for health, as it is possible that ingestion of these herbs could increase resistance of polyunsaturated fatty acids of cell membranes and lipoproteins to oxidation within the body...
  23. ncbi Effects of dietary antioxidants on human DNA ex vivo
    Yim-Tong Szeto
    Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
    Free Radic Res 36:113-8. 2002
    ..Damage may have been caused by production of H2O2 from these polyphenolics. Neither ascorbic acid nor alpha-tocopherol protected or damaged DNA. Further study of the role of quercetin and caffeic acid in DNA protection is needed...
  24. ncbi Antioxidant content and ultraviolet absorption characteristics of human tears
    Camus Kar Man Choy
    Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Optom Vis Sci 88:507-11. 2011
    ..The total antioxidant content and UV absorbing properties of various commercially available ophthalmic solutions used to alleviate dry eye symptoms were also examined...
  25. ncbi Pain relief strategies used by older people with chronic pain: an exploratory survey for planning patient-centred intervention
    Mimi M Y Tse
    School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    J Clin Nurs 14:315-20. 2005
    ..To explore pain relief interventions used by older people with chronic pain in Hong Kong. The frequency and perceived effectiveness of non-prescription measures were also explored...
  26. ncbi Ganoderma lucidum ('Lingzhi'); acute and short-term biomarker response to supplementation
    Sissi Wachtel-Galor
    Ageing and Health Group, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 55:75-83. 2004
    ....
  27. ncbi Assessment of membrane protection by traditional Chinese medicines using a flow cytometric technique: preliminary findings
    Wai Y Chung
    Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Redox Rep 8:31-3. 2003
    ..Results demonstrate also that this living cell model is a useful biomonitoring tool to help determine molecular aspects of putative health effects of TCMs...
  28. ncbi Effect of changes in fruit and vegetable intake on plasma antioxidant defenses in humans
    Mauro Serafini
    Am J Clin Nutr 81:531-2; author reply 532-4. 2005
  29. ncbi Effects of vitamins C and E on oxidative stress markers and endothelial function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a double blind, placebo controlled pilot study
    Lai S Tam
    Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Radiology, and the Clinical Immunology Unit, Hong Kong Cancer Institute, Hong Kong
    J Rheumatol 32:275-82. 2005
    ..We evaluated the effects of longterm antioxidant vitamins on markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant defense and endothelial function in 39 patients with SLE...
  30. ncbi Is the yin-yang nature of Chinese herbal medicine equivalent to antioxidation-oxidation?
    Yim Tong Szeto
    School of Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Alameda Dr Carlos D Assumpcao, No 335 341 Edif Centro Hotline, 5 andar, Macao
    J Ethnopharmacol 108:361-6. 2006
    ..Results indicated that the yin nature of herbs may not be necessarily associated with superior antioxidative effect to yang-tonic herbs, at least in terms of DNA protection against oxidant challenge...
  31. ncbi L-DOPA oxidation products prevent H2O2-induced oxidative damage to cellular DNA
    Yu-ling Shi
    Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, SAR, Hong Kong, China
    Life Sci 71:3047-57. 2002
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  32. ncbi Antioxidant effect of lercanidipine
    Brian Tomlinson
    Hypertension 42:e10-1; author reply e10-1. 2003
  33. ncbi Relationship between caloric intake and pregnancy outcome in diet-treated gestational diabetes mellitus
    Lai Fong Ho
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    Nurs Health Sci 7:15-20. 2005
    ..Our findings indicated that as long as the caloric intake did not exceed that prescribed, the infant outcome remained satisfactory...
  34. ncbi Safety and efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum (lingzhi) and San Miao San supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial
    Edmund K Li
    Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Arthritis Rheum 57:1143-50. 2007
    ....
  35. ncbi Mushroom-derived preparations in the prevention of H2O2-induced oxidative damage to cellular DNA
    Yu-ling Shi
    Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    Teratog Carcinog Mutagen 22:103-11. 2002
    ..These findings indicate that some edible mushrooms represent a valuable source of biologically active compounds with potential for protecting cellular DNA from oxidative damage...