Brad Stanfield on Beta-Carotene
5 episodes · 5 references · 2023–2024
- Stanfield strongly recommends against beta-carotene supplementation, citing Cochrane reviews showing increased mortality rates from antioxidant supplements. - He highlights the US Preventive Services Task Force conclusion that harms of beta-carotene outweigh benefits with moderate certainty evidence. - No evidence of personal consumption, no benefits discussed, and no dosing guidance provided.
Cautions
- Cochrane review evidence links beta-carotene and other antioxidant supplements to increased death rates. - Beta-carotene specifically linked to increased lung cancer risk in smokers. - USPSTF concluded with moderate certainty that harms of beta-carotene supplementation outweigh the benefits.
“Studies including a Cochrane review have shown that some antioxidant supplements like beta carotene... can actually increase death rates.”
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“The US Preventive Services Task Force concluded with moderate certainty evidence that the harms of beta-carotene supplementation outweigh the benefits.”
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