Brad Stanfield on Beta-Carotene
7 episodes · 7 references · 2023–2024
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Brad Stanfield has discussed Beta-Carotene on their podcast. Referenced across 7 episodes with 7 total references.
View full Beta-Carotene page with research, safety, and pricing →“We have evidence from Cochrane that antioxidant supplements such as beta-carotene seem to increase death rates.”
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“In the 1990s, two large trials had given high-dose beta-carotene to smokers expecting to prevent lung cancer, but instead lung cancer, it went up.”
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“Beta-carotene, which is a form of vitamin A, has been linked to an increased risk of lung cancer in smokers.”
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“The beta carotene group got 28% higher rates of lung cancer. That trial was stopped early too.”
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“We've got human research showing that antioxidant supplements, particularly beta-carotene and vitamin E, seem to increase mortality rates.”
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“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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