The relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and Skin Carotenoid Score by BioPhotonic measurements:

Re: The relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and Skin Carotenoid Score by BioPhotonic measurements:

The following is extracted from page 12 of  “The Validity of the Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner and a Review of The Literature”, by Louis B. Cady, M.D., Founder and CEO – The Cady Wellness Institute, Newburgh, IN, USA for your reference.

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“Following the granting of the patent in 2001, further research on the clinical relevance of the scanner was performed by Pharmanex. In a paper published in-house by one of their chief scientists, significant data points were obtained correlating scan scores with fruit and vegetable consumption, smoking, and LifePak usage.

• 1,375 subjects entered into the population study, drawn from the ranks of NuSkin Enterprises, the parent company of Pharmanex.

• The mean score of these subjects was 19,072 Raman units, with a standard deviation of 8,828 units. The lowest measurement obtained was 1,556 units; the highest level was 73,416. The majority of the subjects (68%) fell between10,244 and 27,900 Raman units for the “Skin Carotenoid Score.”

• There was, as expected, a pronounced, positive relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption which was reported and the BioPhotonic measurements:

i. 1 or less serving/day netted a score of 16,827 +/-6,725

ii. 2-3 servings/day: 19,669 +/-8,557

iii. 4 -5 servings: 23,997 +/- 12,648

iv. 6 or more servings: 25,377 +/- 12,953 units”

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