Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to astaxanthin and maintenance of joints, tendons, and connective tissue (ID 1918, 1978, 3142), protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1449, 3141), maintenance of visual acuity (ID 1448), maintenance of blood cholesterol concentrations and maintenance of low plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein (ID 1450) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
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Astaxanthin, joints, tendons, connective tissue, oxidative damage, visual acuity, blood cholesterol, C-reactive protein, health claims.
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Jean-Louis Bresson, Albert Flynn, Marina Heinonen, Karin Hulshof, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Henk van den Berg, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen
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