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...Beta-carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A, has been associated with a decrease in the chances of heart disease," says Lillian M. Sonnenberg, manager of Massachusetts General Hospital's Nutrition Service. "A lot of research is pointing to beta-carotene as having a clear relationship with the chances of cancer...
Susan Katz Cohen, spokesperson for the Massachusetts Dietetics Association, cites the advantages of Vitamin C. "Research points out that it can reduce the seventy of the cold," Katz-Cohen says. "Vitamin C and also Vitamin E can prevent oxidation of certain things like cell membranes, which makes you less prone to cellular damage that causes cancer...
...Some vitamins are easy to come by. A single orange, for example, provides 116 percent of the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin C, which helps the body fight off colds and may lower the risk for cancer of the larynx, esophagus and lung...
...cold weather, says CVS pharmacist Sara Zemui, consumer demand for a number of vitamins, including vitamin C, an antioxidant, increases. "More people are wanting to take Vitamin C because of the cold weather," Zemui says...
...other essentials may be more difficult to find in daily foods, especially for vegetarians or others with special diets, and nutrition experts are split on whether people should take regular vitamin or mineral supplements...