Estudios realizados
A continuación se muestran algunos estudios realizados en cuanto a la posible acción del beta-caroteno con enfermedades cardiovasculares. Todos los estudios mencionados fallaron en encontrar una correlación entre la suplementación de beta-caroteno con este tipo de padecimientos.
· A Randomized Factorial Trial of Vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Women por Nancy R. Cook, ScD; Christine M. Albert, MD; J. Michael Gaziano, MD; Elaine Zaharris, BA; Jean MacFadyen, BA; Eleanor Danielson, MIA; Julie E. Buring, ScD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH.
· Effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of primary nonfatal myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease por Virtamo J, Rapola JM, Ripatti S, Heinonen OP, Taylor PR, Albanes D, Huttunen JK.
· Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E and Cardiovascular Diseases por Gilles R. Dagenais, MD, Roberto Marchioli, MD, Gianni Tognoni, y and Salim Yusuf, MD.
· Effects of vitamins C and E and b-carotene on the risk of type 2 diabetes in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial por Yiqing Song, Nancy R Cook, Christine M Albert, Martin Van Denburgh, y JoAnn E Manson.
· A Randomized Factorial Trial of Vitamins C and E and Beta Carotene in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Women por Nancy R. Cook, ScD; Christine M. Albert, MD; J. Michael Gaziano, MD; Elaine Zaharris, BA; Jean MacFadyen, BA; Eleanor Danielson, MIA; Julie E. Buring, ScD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH.
· Effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of primary nonfatal myocardial infarction and fatal coronary heart disease por Virtamo J, Rapola JM, Ripatti S, Heinonen OP, Taylor PR, Albanes D, Huttunen JK.
· Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E and Cardiovascular Diseases por Gilles R. Dagenais, MD, Roberto Marchioli, MD, Gianni Tognoni, y and Salim Yusuf, MD.
· Effects of vitamins C and E and b-carotene on the risk of type 2 diabetes in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial por Yiqing Song, Nancy R Cook, Christine M Albert, Martin Van Denburgh, y JoAnn E Manson.