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Beta-Carotene Vital To the Growth and Development of the Human Body

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Beta-Carotene for Natural Source of Vitamin A Human body gets Beta-Carotene (as vital to the growth and development of the human body) from vegetables and fruits and converts it into Vitamin A. In addition to the numerous studies on beta-carotene's effectiveness for heart disease and cancer, researchers have been exploring the nutrient's potential for treating chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, fibromyalgia, male infertility, and psoriasis. Interestingly, low levels of beta-carotene and other antioxidants have been linked to the development of cataracts, a clouding of the eye's lens that impairs vision.

Benefits Of Beta-Carotene Beta Carotene Benefits Is an important antioxidant that helps to prevent harmful free radical damage in the body Believed to be helpful in such disease as high cholesterol Helps delay the progression of age-related cataracts Intakes of beta-carotene are inversely associated with lung cancer Low levels of beta-carotene are also associated with a greater risk for cancer of the cervix, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, lung, mouth, throat, neck, and stomach May also enhance immunity by boosting the activity of certain immune fighting agents in the body May also offer relief to people who suffer from a genetic disorder, erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), that makes them abnormally sensitive to sunlight.Beta-Carotene also helps prevent night blindness and other eye problems, skin disorders, enhance immunity, protects against toxins and cancer formations, colds & flu, and infections. It is an antioxidant and protector of the cells while slowing the aging process. Sources of Beta-Carotene can be found in a good liquid multivitamin. It's common knowledge that eating lots of yellow vegetables can turn one's skin a little yellow. About twenty years ago, it was reported that beta carotene, one of the substances that makes these vegetables yellow, offered a notable measure of photoprotection to individuals with porphyria. The effect in other photosensitivity disorders such as XP has not been well-studied, but the benefit does not appear as substantial.It's also common knowledge that increased consumption of fruits (apricots have more beta carotene than carrots) and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of cancer. What's not so clear is if taking large doses of beta carotene offers similar reduced risk.2 It seems that other substances in veggies (e.g. lutein, lycopene)3 might be what really lowers the risk.

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