fact or fiction
By rueandash1
@rueandash1 (365)
Australia
6 responses
@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
20 Jul 07
but why do people who eat alot of carrots still have to wear glasses?
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@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
20 Jul 07
i have that also i add some ginger as well
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@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
20 Jul 07
Ughhh..they say they are but i think its just a bunch of crap they tell people so we eat more veggies lol..i have always ate carrots all my life..and quit frankly it did me nothing..i am almost totaly blind in one eye..and the other sucks just as bad lol..they maybe good for you..but certainly wont help your eyes..:)
@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
20 Jul 07
see in your case cloud kicker carrots have not benifited u at all. i eat them but it would not be my first choice of vegetables of choice yet i have great eye sight i prefer to have them as a juice or baked with a roast but that is about it. now i have children i find i cook alot with them for the kids they like them
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
carrots do help you have a better vision and eyesight because it has a lot of vitamin A! ^__^ that's why bugs bunny loves carrots so he can see everything that's happening in their place! LOL but, keep your carrots, i dont like 'em but i do eat carrots sometimes. but not raw! ^__^;;
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
thanks! secretbear is my favorite carebear character from the cartoon show carebears. ^__^
@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
25 Jul 07
thanks secretbear (what a good name by the way) yes someone has won the carrots already he,he
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@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
24 Jul 07
While carrots are a good source of Vitamin A, which is important for healthy sight, skin, growth, and resisting infection, eating them won't improve vision.
While it is true that carrots contain the beta-carotene which may help reduce the risk of cataract, it needs to be pointed out that studies conducted to prove that carrots are sight-boosters used doses of Vitamin A or beta-carotene that were higher than what is found in the standard diet. It would be quite difficult to eat the requisite number of carrots to match this level of intake.
Increasing the dosage of carrot intake, however is a bad idea. Large doses of Vitamin A can be toxic, and though such an overdose rarely kills, it has on at least a few occasions. Also, too much beta-carotene will result in carotenemia, a condition that turns skin yellow or orange.
Source: http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
oh. really, send the carrots to bugsbunny@carrot.com. LOL
@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
25 Jul 07
make sure you put my address in your browser so you know when you recieve them allcarrotsarefree@hotmail.com
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
21 Jul 07
Hi there.
While growing up I often heard this saying being used by my aunties,I would often hear them tell my cousins to eat there carrots, otherwise they wont be able to see in the dark lol... I dont know how true this is, but I am familiar with the saying...
@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
23 Jul 07
Hey. What are you talking about? "they annoy u and then u become a parent and for some reason what annoyed u as a child u start doing as a parent go figure" Nobody annoyed me, let alone my parents, I think you've applied the wrong answer to the wrong post... You'd better go figure lol...
@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
21 Jul 07
yes i think there are alot of sayings lik that all over the world we are all familiar with. they annoy u and then u become a parent and for some reason what annoyed u as a child u start doing as a parent go figure
@rueandash1 (365)
• Australia
23 Jul 07
i think you have misread my response to your comment in my post. i know i was in the right place because it was my discussion that u had responded too. i was talking about that phrase plus many others i heard as a child annoyed me as a child but as a parent now i find myself saying the same things that use to annoy me as a child.
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