STAY HEALTHY!
BY EARL MINDELL, R. Ph.,
Ph.D.
"The People's Pharmacist"
A study from the University of Alabama looked into the possible
beneficial effects of Canthaxanthin as found in nature.
Diets of animals with chemically-induced mammary cancers were
supplemented with Canthaxanthin. Animals supplemented with
Canthaxanthin for three weeks prior to exposure to a cancer causing
substance showed a 65% lower rate of mammary cancers than did
animals not supplemented with Canthaxanthin. Supplementing the diet
after exposure to chemical carcinogens had no protective effect
against breast cancer.
Canthaxanthin, a compound similar to beta carotene is found in
fruits and vegetables. Canthaxanthin has no known toxic effects and provides a
protective effect despite its lack of Vitamin A activity. (Article
in "Lets Live" magazine, March 1992.)
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