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From:	George (84.56.1.79)
Subject:	Beta-Carotene
Date:	February 5, 2009 at 10:20 am PST

Hi Jeff,

I've been recently reading some articles which state that conversion of beta-carotene to retinol (Vit A) is quite bad and some sources even suggest that vegetarians/vegans who do not consume dairy or meat might not get enough.

For example this Article "Key Nutrients vis-a-vis Omnivorous Adaptation and Vegetarianism (cont.)" (see section "Bioavailability of beta-carotene") cites some studies which show the "bad" bioavailability of beta-carotene (couldn't find any better english language reference quickly).

Would be interessted to hear your opinion this "issue".

Regards
George

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