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Article: VITAMIN CRITICS QUICK TO SPEAK UP FOR CARROTS
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- April 14, 1994
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HEALTH
Wait. Clean up your plate. Mom's advice is still correct: You really should eat your carrots.
The release of a big study casting doubt on the seemingly awesome powers of beta carotene has led to some understandable confusion. The research found that not only did mega-doses of this vitamin found in carrots fail to protect smokers from lung cancer, it actually seemed to increase the risk.
At DeLuca's Market on Boston's Beacon Hill, produce manager Paul Sousa was as puzzled as anyone.
"This is something that's been good for people for so long. Then they change their story in midstream. It's hard to understand," he ...