Recommended daily intakes of vitamins and prevention of some pathologies.
Abstract
This paper reviews the role of vitamins in the prevention of chronic or degenerative diseases (vitamin E and atherosclerosis; ascorbic acid and cataracts; and retinol, beta-carotene and cancer) and discusses the need to re-examine recommended dietary intakes so that the levels consumed not only prevent deficiency disorders but also these chronic or degenerative diseases. This paper reviews the role of vitamins in the prevention of chronic or degenerative diseases (vitamin E and atherosclerosis; ascorbic acid and cataracts; and retinol, beta-carotene and cancer) and discusses the need to re-examine recommended dietary intakes so that the levels consumed not only prevent deficiency disorders but also these chronic or degenerative diseases.
This paper reviews the role of vitamins in the prevention of chronic or degenerative diseases (vitamin E and atherosclerosis; ascorbic acid and cataracts; and retinol, beta-carotene and cancer) and discusses the need to re-examine recommended dietary intakes so that the levels consumed not only prevent deficiency disorders but also these chronic or degenerative diseases.
Palabras clave:
Ácido ascórbico.
Arterioesclerosis
Betacaroteno
Cataratas.
Dietas recomendadas
Enfermedades cardiovasculares.
Neoplasmas.
Prevención
Retinol.
Vitamina e.
Vitaminas.
Ácido ascórbico.
Arterioesclerosis
Betacaroteno
Cataratas.
Dietas recomendadas
Enfermedades cardiovasculares.
Neoplasmas.
Prevención
Retinol.
Vitamina e.
Vitaminas.