•EVM (2003) set Safe Upper Level set at 7 mg per day
“ ..as a
matter of prudence, smokers and those heavily exposed to asbestos should not take beta-carotene
supplements.”
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•Beta-Carotene (Healthspan) 15 mg/day
Advice on
website
“most
nutritionists recommend 15 mg per day for optimal health”.
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• “There is no evidence that vitamin
and mineral supplements in reasonable doses are harmful (except when smokers take
large doses of
beta-carotene)” no mention of asbestos
Dr TS on
Healthspan website, undated, (accessed 11/3/2010)
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•Cardioace (Vitabiotics) 4 mg of beta-carotene/day
No mention of
contraindications on product page.
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•Beta-Carotene 15 mg/day available from many companies