Vitamin A Nutrition 101 Article Misleading on Safety of High Bata-Carotene

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Your Statement: "Consuming high amounts of beta-carotene from food is generally safe, though it can cause carotenemia, a harmless condition where the skin turns yellow-orange, which usually resolves with reduced intake."

There have been clinical trials that showed risks to beta-carotene supplementation:

The clinical trial you’re referring to is likely the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study. This study was conducted in Finland and involved male smokers. The trial aimed to investigate whether supplementation with alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) and beta-carotene could reduce the incidence of lung cancer. However, the study was stopped early because it found that beta-carotene supplementation was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer and higher mortality rates among the participants1

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Did you conflate beta-carotene consumed in food with beta-carotene amounts found in supplements?