Beta carotene supplementation not strongly linked to reduced cancer, CVD deaths -- JAMA.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
SUPPLEMENTAL BETA CAROTENE NOT LINKED TO REDUCED MORTALITY from major diseases and, specifically, from cardiovascular disease and cancer, Robert Greenberg, MD, et al. Dartmouth Medical School/Norris Cotton Cancer Center, found in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association March 6. The study was designed to examine the relationship between beta carotene plasma concentration and beta carotene supplementation and risk of death from major disease causes.