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Does beta-carotene reduce cancer risk?
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A Cochrane meta -analysis of 78 clinical trials, including about 300000 subjects concluded that:
"The increased risk of mortality was associated with beta-carotene and possibly vitamin E and vitamin A, but was not associated with the use of vitamin C or selenium. The current evidence does not support the use of antioxidant supplements in the general population or in patients with various diseases.“
This means that dietary supplementation with beta-carotene and maybe other antioxidants has no beneficial effect and may make things worse - ” increased risk of mortality".
See: http://summaries.cochrane.org/CD007176/antioxidant-supplements-for-prevention-of-mortality-in-healthy-participants-and-patients-with-various-diseases
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