Beta-Carotene, Lutein and Lycopene - Why Your Multivitamin Should Include These Nutrients

Carotenoids are a highly colored group of fat-soluble plant pigments. All have antioxidant properties and some are converted into vitamin A. The most well known that is converted into vitamin A is beta-carotene, it acts as an antioxidant and an immune system booster.

Be careful when supplementing with beta-carotene, make sure your multivitamin is using the natural and not the synthetic form of it, studies have shown that the natural form has antioxidant activity that the synthetic form lacks. Most store bought or cheap vitamins will contain the synthetic form. Experimental studies have found that a diet high in intake of caronoids offers some