Chapter 65: Vitamin A page 367

Wednesday, September 03, 2025 04:54PM

"Save carrots in your gardens, and humbly praise God for them, as for a singular and great blessing."

• • Richardiner, c.1599

From page 367-369:

• "the data is overwhelmingly suggestive that diet makes a difference"
• "people who heap their plates with green and yellow vegetables and fruit reduce their risk of cancer"
• elderly residents "who reported the highest consumption of carrots, squash, tomatoes, salads or leafy greens, dried fruits, fresh strawberries or melon, broccoli or brussels sprouts had a decreased risk of cancer"
• "healthy people ate more foods such as carrots, leafy green vegetables and fresh fruits"
• "there is somethng about gree-yellow vegetables that acts as a buffer against cancer"
• beta-carotene "is one of the dietary chemicals the body converts into usable vitamin A"
• beta-carotene "provides its own form of protection against cancer"
• beta-carotene "has two major advantages over other forms of vitamin A. First, it has no known toxicity." Secondly, it is difficult to overdose on vitamin A - the retinoids - the other major forms, such as milk and cheese.