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Article: Beta Carotene: Is A Lot Just Hype? // Study Questions Mega-Dose Value
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 14, 1994
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BOSTON 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."
Not even the people who conducted the 10-year, $43 million study
are ...