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Beta-carotene is a major source of retinol (vitamin A) and may act as an antioxidant and scavenge singlet oxygen molecules in the human body. Although β-carotene is of significant importance in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), low concentrations of plasma carotenoids have been reported in these patients.