"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2014 12:40 AM, Nellie wrote:
>
>> That's true for the water soluble vitamins B C And D. Vitamin A at
>> high levels can be toxic.
>
> I believe eye doctors used to prescribe high doses of beta carotene (AREDS
> = beta carotene (converts to vit A(?) + other supplements) for AMD. I was
> recently given samples of the eye health vitamins they recommend now and I
> don't think there's any vit A in them. Besides, as an ex-smoker, those
> high doses of beta carotene has a high risk of lung cancer.

They still do.