Beta Carotene

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled the most-read cardiology news of June 2022.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation statement against the use of beta carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of CVD or cancer.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients have not received preventive care, and “it is vital that they get caught up now,” the chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force told Healio Primary Care.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced that supplementation with vitamin E provides no benefit and the harms of beta-carotene supplementation outweigh any benefits for the prevention of CVD and cancer.