CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Menopause, Hip Fracture, Acne Vulgaris

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: Mitchell Huot

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Not water soluble it is fat soluble. If you take too much, it accumulates in the liver. There is some concern that children would take too much of it especially if they do take supplements. Some people think that beta-carotene can prevent cancer. Baby carrots: have been sculpted to make them small. Study 2: rate of lung cancer went up. Study 1: when people took both beta-carotene and vitamin, the lung cancer risk. Studies have been done to find out if beta-carotene prevent cancer: went up. May have prevented the oxidation of toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke in other words, people were subjected to these toxic chemicals. May offer benefits only when consumed with other phytochemicals present in the diet. The sun will attack the dermis (lower layer of skin) and break down the collagen present there. That"s why (cid:271)a(cid:271)y"s ski(cid:374) looks of (cid:373)u(cid:272)h (cid:271)ette(cid:396) (cid:395)uality. Uv-a: penetrates further down in the skin associated with tanning and skin aging.