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...plant food means it is rich in beta carotene. Beta carotene is a precursor to...

Beta carotene prove 'no magic bullet.' (National Cancer Institute research...

Science News;  January 27, 1996 ;     492 words ......government has sobering news for devotees of beta carotene. The dietary supplement doesn't prevent...that participants who had been taking beta carotene and vitamin A for at least 4 years...compared to those taking a placebo. Beta carotene is no magic bullet-far from it, says...

New studies touch off debate on efficacy of beta carotene.

Chain Drug Review;  February 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ......studies on the efficacy and safety of beta carotene recently completed by the National...previous claims, supplementation with beta carotene tablets is useless in preventing cancer...fend off cancer and other diseases. As beta carotene has clearly no benefit and even a hint...

Beta Carotene: Is A Lot Just Hype? // Study Questions Mega-Dose Value

Chicago Sun-Times;  April 14, 1994 ;     558 words ......on the seemingly awesome powers of beta carotene has led to some understandable confusion...Carrots, broccoli and other foods rich in beta carotene are surely good for you. And while...pills to boost their daily intake of beta carotene and other nutrients found in much smaller...

Beta carotene supplements may carry cancer risk Vitamin might increase...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 19, 1996 ;     468 words ...Beta carotene supplements do not protect Americans against...many of those being given high doses of beta carotene were dying. There were 28% more lung cancers and 17% more deaths among beta carotene takers than smokers who took dummy pills...

BETA CAROTENE PILLS DON'T HELP, MAY HURT, NEW STUDIES INDICATE.(NEWS)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  January 19, 1996 ;     567 words ......millions of Americans who take it, beta carotene, a vigorously promoted vitamin supplement...hoped this would spell the end of the beta carotene fad. The idea that a simple supplement...reason that an individual should take beta carotene, said Dr. Richard Klausner, director...

High-dose beta carotene pills have no impact on health, study says

The Boston Globe;  January 19, 1996 ;     611 words ...Popping high-dose beta carotene pills does nothing for your health...Cancer Institute indicates that beta carotene pills might actually increase...ago in Finland. Consumption of beta carotene, from which the body makes vitamin...

Beta carotene may slow artery disease. (atherosclerosis)

Science News;  November 17, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Beta Carotene May Slow Artery Disease Beta carotene, the nutrient that gives carrots, mangoes, papayas and...findings. We have some provocative information to suggest [beta carotene] may delay the progression of atherosclerosis, says J...

Study: Beta Carotene No Cancer Protection

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 19, 1996 ;     270 words ...WASHINGTON Beta carotene supplements do not protect Americans...those being given high doses of beta carotene were dying. There were 28 percent...and 17 percent more deaths among beta carotene takers than smokers who took dummy...

Studies say beta carotene pills no help Popular supplement fails to...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 6, 1996 ;     431 words ......popular in health food stores, but beta carotene pills won't help ward off heart disease...benefits of supplements containing beta carotene, a nutrient abundant in green and yellow...four equal groups according to their beta carotene blood levels prior to the study. The...

Touted Diet Supplement Fails Tests; Beta Carotene Might Harm Some Patients

The Washington Post;  January 19, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Beta carotene, long touted as a cancer fighter, does...instructed research subjects to stop taking beta carotene and vitamin A after scientists observed...Klausner expressed disappointment that beta carotene, a nutrient chemically related to vitamin...

Long-term beta carotene keeps mind sharp.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)

Life Extension;  March 1, 2008 ;     188 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Long-term use of beta carotene helps prevent mental decline, such...to be related to oxidative stress, beta carotene's antioxidant properties may be responsible...men who were given either 50 mg of beta carotene every other day or a placebo pill...

Beta Carotene is No Magic Bullet in Cancer Prevention

NPR All Things Considered;  January 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......failed to find evidence to support that beta carotene supplements reduce the risk of cancer...doubt on whether the popular vitamin, beta carotene, offers protection against cancer...studies failed to find any evidence that beta carotene actually reduces a person's cancer...

ARS: Animal study sheds light on link between cancer and high doses of...

M2 Presswire;  January 6, 1999 ;     696 words ......link between cancer and high doses of beta carotene supplements (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...National Cancer Institute how high-dose beta carotene supplements may have increased lung...study of ferrets -- which metabolize beta carotene very much like humans -- shows that...

Beta carotene pills don't help elderly fight vision loss

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 13, 2007 ;     533 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-13-2007 Beta carotene pills don't help elderly fight vision...Editions CHICAGO — Carrots, rich in beta carotene, long have been thought to sharpen eyesight, but a new study suggests that beta carotene pills are powerless against a common...