if you eat nothing but carrots will your skin turn orange?

Question

carrots are good, or will it make you blind if you eat so many?

yeah i know their good for your eyes but so are glasses for visually impaired folks, and their vision is getting worse, i mean too much of a good thing, right?

forget tanning bring on the carrots...lol

why is beta caritene in like every v8 fruit juice? i like it, less i have to eat...

Answer 1

No but eventually you will build up too much of certain vitamins and will break out in a rash.

Answer 2

no you will not turn orange but not yellow just like jaundice... you will develop the condition called carotenemia...

Carotenemia is the temporary yellowing of the skin due to excessive beta carotene in the diet. The offending substance, beta carotene, is an antioxidant (a substance that protects cells against oxidation damage) and is converted by the body to vitamin A.

Carotenemia is most commonly seen in infants fed too many mashed carrots, or in adults taking in large quantities of carrots or carrot juice. Other common food sources of beta carotene include vegetables such as squash, sweet potatoes, spinach and other leafy green vegetables, and fruit such as cantaloupes and apricots.

Carotenemia is harmless. Aside from the cosmetic aspect, carotenemia is mainly of medical importance because it can raise the spectre of jaundice, an unrelated and potentially serious clinical sign.

Once the excessive intake of beta carotene is halted, the skin reverts to its normal color within weeks.

Answer 3

I don't know if this question is a joke, but actually it's relatively true. Take for example Susan Dey of The Partridge Family. She was a struggling anorexic, at one point eating only carrots, and all of her costars were shocked by how thin and orange she looked. Donny Bonaduce told her she looked like an orange toothpick, or something like that.

Answer 4

Yes, your skin may turn into an orange colour. The lack of vitamin A, might lead you to night blindness more or less. Add some fat to your diet to get use of the vitamin A.

Answer 5

Carrots actually protect against blindness and are essential to the health of your eyes. If you eat nothing but carrots you will be severely malnourished and your hair will turn yellow -yes.

Answer 6

I read somewhere if you eat to many carrots, your skin will start to turn orange, depending on the amount you have eaten.

Answer 7

Yes, your skin will turn orange because of the beta caratene.

Answer 8

I heard it makes you skin turn like a peach color but never that it makes u blind if u eat so many.

Answer 9

I've heard your skin will go orange. I think they contain vitamin A. Too much of this vitamin is dangerous

Answer 10

you will not go blind, in fact you will have better night vision, but yes, your skin will turn a shade of orange.