Nene, tisto o deodoranih je meni takoj smrdelo

V tem članku ne piše, da bi škodilo v smislu da dobiš raka na prostati ali da ti odpadejo udi ampak bolj da škodijo denarnici in da rezultati lahko niso tako zelo estetski:
"Caretenoid pills have no effect at all on melanogenesis, but they absolutely do change the visible color of the skin. Because you have no control over where your body deposits the pigment, however, the results may not be pleasing.
One woman, for instance, ended up with two stripes down the sides of her nose. Because people have protective pads of fat on the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet, those areas tend to turn bright orange ? and stay that way for months."
Zanimiv je tudi zaključek:
"How much, and what kind of, melanin your melanocytes produce depends on just two things: your genetic make up and your degree of exposure to UV radiation.
All tanning pills which contain caretenoids in sufficient quantity to tint human skin, whether the caretenoid in question is beta carotene, lycopene, or canthaxanthin, are illegal for sale in the U.S."
Je pa ogromno člankov na internetu, ki navajajo povezavo med povečanim tveganjem za raka na plučih pri kadilcih, ki jemljejo beta karoten (če ne jemljejo tudi dovolj vitaminov C in E, ampak mislim, da Sunsublim to dvoje ima):
"Why are smoking and beta carotene pills a dangerous mix? The problem is partly the smoking, partly the beta carotene, and partly the oxygen-rich environment of the lungs. Beta carotene is oxidized as it inactivates the free radicals from cigarette smoke, and its antioxidant capacity is "used up." In the process, it can turn into a pro-oxidant or form oxidized by-products, particularly if adequate amounts of vitamins C and E aren t present. It s well known that C and E work together to produce their antioxidant effect. Recent research strongly suggests that these vitamins can also help limit the oxidation of beta carotene and/or recycle it after it is oxidized, so that it won t damage cells. (In fact, any antioxidant can become a pro-oxidant under certain conditions in the body?especially if other antioxidants are lacking, since they protect one another from oxidation.)
Making matters still worse for smokers is the fact that they have low blood levels of vitamin C, so the supplemental beta carotene doesn t have enough C to work with. This scenario puts smokers at increased risk for the oxidative damage that is believed to contribute to cancer. And there are still other theories about how high doses of isolated beta carotene, taken over the long term, might increase the risk of cancer in smokers."