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Do carrots ward off heart attacks?
A Dutch study finds that diets rich in beta-carotene seem to afford elderly men and women some protection from heart attacks.
References:
Klipstein-Grobusch, K., et al. 1999. Dietary antioxidants and risk of myocardial infarction in the elderly: The Rotterdam Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 69(February):261.
Further Readings:
Fackelmann, K.A. 1994. Veggies may cut nonsmoker lung cancer risk. Science News 145(Jan. 8):23.
Raloff, J. 1997. The heart-healthy side of lycopene. Science News 152(Nov. 29):348.
______. 1993. Add tea to that old 'apple a day' adage. Science News 144(Oct. 30):278.
Sources:
Kerstein Klipstein-Grobusch
Erasmus University Medical School
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 8, February 20, 1999, p. 127. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
