Beta-carotene is good for veins - Atherosclerosis where fats narrow the main arteries, sometimes leading to a heart attack can be helped by taking beta-carotene, new research has disco...
The real problem with beta-carotene - I read with interest your Updates (WDDTY, vol 9, no 12) about the findings of beta-carotene and cancer, which I am already familiar with, but feel to...
Beta-carotene: now the good news - Despite recent adverse publicity, beta-carotene does provide an effective safeguard against lung cancer, new research has found. ...
Beta carotene supplements may cause cancer - Very high doses of beta carotene supplements may be cancer causing, as two earlier, and controversial studies had concluded. Diets that are rich in fo...
Beta carotene: studies must take a wider view - Your leader in the September newsletter "Of Strokes and Smokers" about the beta carotene studies (WDDTY vol 7 no 6) bought up some important issues re...
Failing Eyesight: Lutein is the best defence - Lutein – the antioxidant found in dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale – has been proven to reduce our risk of developing the eye dise...
Floaters in the eye - Q I have several ‘floaters’ in my right eye that are quite irritating. I am very shortsighted and middle-aged, so am at high risk for this condition....
Carotene blocks cancer fighters - Beta-carotene supplements, believed to be cancer preventatives, paradoxically could be surpressing other cancer fighters in the body, especially in so...