Beta Carotene

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that women who consume lots of beta-carotene rich
fruits and vegetables have a lower chance of getting cancer, including breast
cancer. The Institution says that regularly eating lots of fruits and
vegetables plays a key roll in cancer prevention, but whether the preventative
action comes from beta-carotene or other nutrients in the produce has yet to be
determined. For people who don't like eating their fruits and vegetables, a
beta-carotene supplement pill was introduced into the market. Millions of
vegetable hating Americans hoped that by taking a pill instead of eating
vegetables, they could get the same rewards as their counterparts who enjoy the
taste of fruits and vegetables. But officials at the National Cancer Institute
released the results of two large studies designed to put the benefits of beta-
carotene supplements to the test. One followed 22,071 doctors who for 12 years
smokers had to be stopped prematurely because it seemed to me making the rate of
death ...

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