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A 25-year old male asked:
How much beta carotene do you need?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does beta carotene fight cancer?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Are beta-carotene supplement dangerous ?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can I take beta carotene when I'm on accutane? Thanks in advance.
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is it ok to eat large quantities of food with beta carotene (like carrots) while on isotretinoin?
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A 32-year old asked:
What to do if I am on my last month of isotretinoin (acutane) and I want to start to take beta carotene, can I take them when I'm on acutane?
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A 35-year old female asked about a 36-year old female:
Is it ok to use rose hip oil and vitamin E oil during pregnancy? I heard rose hip oil is high vitamin a. Is this beta carotene based?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Is it true vitamin A & E suppl. increase the risk of cancer! I read on internet smokers used beta-carotene were 18% more likely to get lung cancer!
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A 20-year old male asked:
How much beta carotene can you take with supplements daily? Is too much toxic? What is too much and what are the symptoms?
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A 40-year old asked:
Please explain if it is true that the intake of beta-carotene would decrease blood levels of lutein?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Can i take food which contains provitamin-a/ beta-carotene when I am on accutane? Does it cause side effects?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I am having breakout and I am on tetracycline 500mg twice daily so, can I have beta carotene 6mg along with it?
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A 35-year old male asked:
My 16mth old's face&hair r turning orange/golden.He's very fair w/ light bling hair.Diet not high it beta carotene &he's healthy. What else cd it be?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Does beta carotene help dry eyes?
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A 47-year old asked:
Ok i kno that accutaine is a form of vitamin a but can I take a vitamin a (from beta carotene) as well?
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A 58-year old female asked:
The soles of my feet turned orange overnight. I have checked shoes and it isn't them. I haven't been eating a lot of food rich in carotene.
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A 18-year old female asked:
How is vitamin A acetate different from beta carotene? Dangers or concerns of any sort?
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A 20-year old male asked:
If you have an excess of vitamin a stored in your liver, what happens when you eat beta carotene?
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A 21-year old female asked:
How long does excess beta carotene last? when will a few yellow orange spots on my finger disappear?
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A 34-year old female asked about a 35-year old female:
What are vitamin a rich foods that needed to be avoided during pregnancy? I know beta carotene format is the best
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A 33-year old female asked:
Taking Nutrilte multivitamins, contains 5000IU of vitamin A, is consuming that too much on a daily basis? It said 20% of beta carotene
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A 27-year old male asked:
My vitamin supplement has 12, 500iu of vitamin a. With 10, 000iu beta-carotene and 2, 500iu palmitate. Is that a safe amount?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My prenatal vitamins contain 4, 000 iu of vitamin a. Vitamin a (as palmitate 2, 000 iu, beta-carotene 2, 000 iu). Is this amount safe?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How can you stop pumpkin (carotene) turning skin orange, aside from not eating it eg adding fat to it, taking laxatives, mineral oil etc?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Prenatal vitamins only contain beta-carotene. My diet includes foods with preformed vitamin a and carotenoid and wonder if my baby will be deficient.
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A 28-year old male asked:
Is 12500 UI beta-carotene safe as a daily vitamin? It's part of my multivitamin, but ive heard too much vitamin A can cause some pretty bad side effects, could you educate me?
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A 29-year old female asked:
32w pregnant. Vitamin A intake has come mainly from beta-carotene not retinol. Will my baby be deficient because of this?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Is beta carotene an effective anti aging skin care ingredient since it also converts to vitamin a? Is it safe for nursing moms?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I'm taking prenatal vitamins as i'm ttc. They have 4, 000 iu vitamin a as beta-carotene. I eat lots leafy greens such as kale. Is that dangerous?
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A 21-year old male asked:
10000iu retinylpalmitate a day-also eat vegetables containing vitamin a but it's beta carotene. I eat meat everyday-porc,steak,chicken -no liver.safe?
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