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SWEET POTATO (yams). A source of the antioxidant beta carotene, linked to preventing heart disease, cataracts strokes and numerous cancers. One half cup of mashed sweet potatoes contains about milligrams of beta carotene, or about 23,000 international units (lUs), according to Department of Agriculture figures.

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