Transcript: Beta Carotene is No Magic Bullet in Cancer Prevention

Article: (Beta)-carotene alters the morphology of NCI-H69 ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... and Cancer-Research Communication beta-Carotene Alters the Morphology of NCI-H69 ... Cancer Cells1 ABSTRACT The effect of beta-carotene on the morphology of NCI-H69 small cell lung cancer cells that had undergone beta-carotene-induced growth reduction (P < ...

Article: Chylomicron (beta-carotene) and retinyl palimitate ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Chylomicron beta-Carotene and Retinyl Palmitate Responses ... Dramatically Diminished When Men Ingest beta-Carotene with Medium-Chain Rather than ... The effect of the ingestion of beta-carotene with medium-chain triglycerides ...

Article: Beta carotene brightens your diet
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Savvy fare Beta carotene brightens your diet By KRIS PESCHEL ... carotenoids. One such nutrient is beta carotene, a yellow- orange carotenoid found ... the plant food means it is rich in beta carotene. Beta carotene is a precursor to ...

Article: Beta Carotene
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine;      700+ words ...Beta carotene Description Beta carotene is one of the most important naturally occurring antioxidants ... carotene supplements are derived primarily from D. salina . Beta carotene is one of the major dietary carotenoids and one of the most ...

Article: Beta-carotene: no magic bullet. (research results ...
Nutrition Action Healthletter;  March 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ..."Instead of taking beta-carotene supplements, eat your fruits ... Physicians' Health Study and the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial ... trial 21 months early because its beta-carotene-takers--almost all heavy ...

Article: Beta-Carotene: The Controversy Continues.
Alternative Medicine Review;  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Abstract The three [Beta]-carotene intervention trials: the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET), Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study (ATBC), and Physician's Health Study (PHS) have all pointed ...

Article: Dietary (beta-carotene) stimulates cell-mediated ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  August 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT The role of beta-carotene on immune response in domestic ... were fed 0, 2, 20 or 50 mg beta-carotene/d; blood was sampled at wk ... assessed at wk 0, 3 and 7. beta-Carotene supplementation increased plasma ...