一项新的研究结果表明,β-胡萝卜素可能有助于防止阻塞性动脉粥样硬化病人心脏病及中风的发作。该项发现使先前关于“抗氧化剂能阻止人类动脉粥样硬化”的研究论点首次获得了直接证据,从而得到进一步证实。研究人员选择了333名已有胸痛等冠心病症状的男性患者为对象,将他们分为两组,对抗氧化剂β-胡萝卜素的作用进行了深入研究。抗氧化剂β-胡萝卜素通常存在于胡萝卜、绿叶蔬菜及某些深桔色水果中,人体通过每日的饮食来摄取β-胡萝卜素,并将其转化为维生素A。作者发现,隔日服用50毫克β-胡萝卜素片剂持续6年的实验组患者,其主要心血管疾病如 A new study shows that beta-carotene may help prevent heart attacks and strokes in patients with obstructive atherosclerosis. This finding is further confirmed by the first direct evidence that the previous research on “Antioxidants can stop human atherosclerosis” was further substantiated. Researchers selected 333 men who had symptoms of coronary heart disease such as chest pain as subjects and divided them into two groups to conduct an in-depth study on the role of the antioxidant beta-carotene. Antioxidants Beta-carotene is commonly found in carrots, leafy greens and some dark orange fruits. The body takes in beta-carotene through daily diets and turns it into vitamin A The authors found that patients in the experimental group who took 50 mg of β-carotene tablets every other day for 6 years had major cardiovascular diseases such as