Beta carotene may protect people with common genetic risk factor for type-2 diabetes
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 20:01
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found that for people harboring a genetic predisposition that is prevalent among Americans, beta carotene, which the body converts to a close cousin of vitamin A, may lower the risk for the most common form of diabetes, while gamma tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the American diet, may increase risk for the disease.