Anti-Vitamin A Effects of Beta Carotene, Leptin Resistance and Potential Implications for the Diabesity Epidemic
Image 1: Ever thought why your granny had to take her cod-liver oil, whenever there she suffered from an ailment as a child? Probably not due to the rancid omega-3 oils which were partly responsible for its awful taste. That its high vitamin A content may not just have helped her to ward off the colds and infections, but also to stay lean, is yet a potential "side-effect" of dietary retinol for clear-cut which evidence is emerging only recently. Facebook followers of mine have probably seen my post on the beta carotene metabolites called β1-apocarotenoids - recently discovered naturally occurring vitamin A receptor antagonist (block the activity or "real" vitamin A = retinol) about two to three days ago ( Eroglu. 2012 ). As a SuppVersity regular, you will also be aware that vitamin A in its active form is not simply a dangerous substance that is to be avoided at all costs. And though beta carotene has long lost its image as (yet another) super-vitamin, with bo...
