Beta-Carotene from food (not supplements) reduces disease risk.
beta-Carotene from foods, not from supplements, reduced the risk of death from cancer, stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The studies researchers speculate that beta-Carotene may play a role in the modification/prevention of LDL oxidation and lipid peroxidation, consequently lowering CVD risk and mortality.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313409
Carotenoids (including beta-Carotene) may reduce AMD risk by 35%.
A total of 63.443 women and 38.603 men were followed for ~25 years. All participants were aged 50 years or older and were free of diagnosed AMD at baseline.
“Plasma carotenoid scores, including β-cryptoxanthin, α-carotene, and β-carotene, were associated with a 25% to 35% lower risk of advanced AMD (Advanced Macular degeneration)”
Beta-carotene makes you more attractive.
In a group of 43 Caucasian men (21 years on average), 23 men were given a beta-Carotene supplement and the other 20 a placebo.
After 12 weeks of beta-Carotene supplementation, 66 Caucasian females (33 years on average) were recruited to assess attractiveness of the before- and after-supplementation faces of each male participant.
The beta-Carotene group increased overall yellowness and redness of the skin and were more likely to be chosen as more attractive and healthier looking that before taking beta-Carotene.
