Carotenoids

You can’t eat your way to beta-carotene toxicity, even if you are Bugs Bunny - Hank Schultz

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Keep eating your carrots despite beta-carotene study

A study released last week found that too much beta-carotene might be bad for you. Should we be surprised? I mean, too much of anything can be bad for you, right?

Beta-carotene is the vitamin A precursor and most familiar member of the carotenoid family that’s found in carrots and many other foods. Beta-carotene when ingested gives rise in the body to vitamin A (retinoic acid), which activates hundreds of genes and is critical for eye and skin health, metabolism and immune function. The vitamin A added to foods and supplements is usually a synthesized form of this end product. But the researchers found beta-carotene can give rise to other compounds, too, and not all of them are helpful.

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 Keep eating your carrots despite beta-carotene study

The OSU researchers weren't suggesting people forego eating foods high in beta-carotene. So go ahead and enjoy your vitamin A supplements (within reason) and eat as many carrots as you like. You can’t eat your way to beta-carotene toxicity, even if you are Bugs Bunny.

5 Reasons to Take Astaxanthin Every Day

Astaxanthin (pronounced “asta-ZAN-thin”) is a naturally-occurring carotenoid found in algae, shrimp, lobster, crab and salmon. Carotenoids are pigment colors that occur in nature and support good health. Beta carotene, for example, is orange. Astaxanthin, dubbed the “king of the carotenoids” is red, and is responsible for turning salmon, crab, lobster and shrimp flesh pink.

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