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caroténoïdes

beta-carotene

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  • Entire Monograph
  • Reported Uses
  • Reported Doses
  • Cautions
  • Drug Interactions
  • Adverse Reactions
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Reported Uses

  • NOTE: see Herb & Supplement Effectiveness Rating Definitions table
  • abdominal aortic aneurysm [Possibly Ineffective]
  • age-related macular degeneration [Insufficient Evidence]
  • aging skin [Insufficient Evidence]
  • Alzheimer disease [Possibly Ineffective]
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • anxiety [Insufficient Evidence]
  • asthma, exercise-induced [Insufficient Evidence]
  • asthma prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer prevention [Likely Ineffective]
  • cancer prevention, breast [Possibly Effective]
  • cancer prevention, colorectal [Likely Ineffective]
  • cancer prevention, esophageal [Possibly Ineffective]
  • cancer prevention, gastric [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer prevention, liver [Possibly Ineffective]
  • cancer prevention, lung [Likely Ineffective]
  • cancer prevention, ovarian [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer prevention, pancreatic [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cancer prevention, prostate [Likely Ineffective]
  • cardiovascular disease prevention [Likely Ineffective]
  • cataracts [Possibly Ineffective]
  • cognitive function [Insufficient Evidence]
  • COPD [Insufficient Evidence]
  • coronary heart disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • cystic fibrosis [Possibly Ineffective]
  • depression [Insufficient Evidence]
  • diabetes mellitus, type 2 [Possibly Ineffective]
  • dysplastic nevi [Possibly Ineffective]
  • erythropoietic protoporphyria [Effective]
  • fracture prevention [Insufficient Evidence]
  • H. pylori infection [Insufficient Evidence]
  • hearing loss [Insufficient Evidence]
  • HIV/AIDS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • IBS [Insufficient Evidence]
  • infant development [Insufficient Evidence]
  • influenza [Insufficient Evidence]
  • liver disease [Possibly Ineffective]
  • metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • oral leukoplakia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • oral mucositis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • osteoarthritis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • osteoporosis [Insufficient Evidence]
  • overall mortality [Possibly Ineffective]
  • Parkinson disease [Insufficient Evidence]
  • physical performance [Insufficient Evidence]
  • polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) [Insufficient Evidence]
  • postpartum complications [Possibly Effective]
  • pre-eclampsia [Insufficient Evidence]
  • stroke [Possibly Ineffective]
  • sunburn [Possibly Effective]

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