Studies on Vitamin E and beta-carotene
- In 1994, researchers found that subjects that took vitamin E and beta-carotene were more likely to die from lung cancer or heart disease.
- A 1996 study found that vitamin A and beta-carotene increased the risk of dying from cancer and heart disease.
- A 2004 study found that vitamin A, C, E, and beta-carotene seemed to increase overall mortality.
- Several other studies came to the same conclusion.
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