GREGORY CHANDLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ON BETA-CAROTENE

Allergic diseases may be due in part to not enough antioxidants in the diet according to a study. Researchers measured the diets and followed 861 children for eight years from birth. As levels of the antioxidant beta-carotene in the diet increased, allergy decreased. Those who consumed the most beta-carotene were 20 percent less likely to have allergies than those who got the least beta-carotene. The researchers also found fewer signs of allergic stress in children who got the most beta-carotene. GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law