Urgent! “Slight Edge Performance” Sport Nutrition Tip of the Day! When it comes to your Health Do Not just play the GAME! Learn and Understand how the GAME is played! Today you will Learn about the benefits of BETA-CAROTENE pertaining to your Health and Performance. Almost all the green-yellow-orange vegetables and fruits are rich sources of beta carotene which is a VERY important PHYTONUTRIENT found in PLANTS. People whose diets are rich in beta carotene have lower risk of heart disease. Beta carotene helps activate your thymus gland, one of your most important sources of immune protection. Being an important flavonoid compound, beta carotene has powerful antioxidant functions, helps the body scavenge free radicals, thereby limiting the damage to cell membranes, DNA and protein structures in the cell. Research studies suggest that dietary intake of foods high in β-carotene has positive association with decreased risk of cardio-vascular disease as well as oral cavity, and lung cancers. Beta Carotene, along with other carotenoids, is a molecule that the body easily changes into Vitamin A. Vitamin A is necessary for a large number of metabolic functions similar to other vitamins. When converted to vitamin A in the intestines it has all the functions of vitamin A such as visual cycle, reproduction (sperm production), maintenance of epithelial functions, growth and development. Of the 600 known carotenoids, beta-carotene is the most studied and the most physiologically and nutritionally important member of the carotene family. It also effective in skin disorders, enhances immunity, protects against toxins and cancer formations, colds, flu, and infections. It is an antioxidant and protector of the cells while slowing the aging process. People whose diets are rich in beta carotene have lower risk of heart disease. Beta carotene works with vitamin E to reduce the oxidation of LDL-cholesterol, which lowers the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Studies show that people who eat a diet rich in carotenoids, had a much lower risk of breast, colon cancer and lung cancer. One way that carotenoids fight cancer is through their antioxidant capacity. Another way that they help is to keep your cells in proper communication, an effective preventive measure against the growth of cancer cells.

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