What are the potential advantages of taking beta-carotene ?

Beta-carotene brings with it several advantages. Not only is this powerful micro-nutrient converted to vitamin A for the maintenance of skin, beta-carotene also helps protect the eyes, particularly against the formation of cataracts.

Beta-carotene is also a very powerful antioxidant and has been shown to help guard against both cancer and heart disease. Antioxidants like beta-carotene, of course, serve as both a cancer preventive and as an immune system strengthener.












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