Wednesday 23 January 2013

Beta Carotene may Protect Against Genetic Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Beta carotene which the body converts to a close cousin of vitamin A was found to protect the people with common risk factor for type 2 diabetes, while gamma tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the American diet, may increase risk for the disease, say researchers. The scientists used a "big data" approach to hunt down interactions between gene variants previously associated with increased risk for type-2 diabetes and blood levels of substances previously ...

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