2006-12-04 08:18:30 · 29 answers · asked by Queen of Halloween 3 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
It is true in that carrots are high in Vitamin A, also known as retinol. Retinol is converted to retinene, a compound that makes up part of the light-sensing photopigments that sit in the retina and help convert the light that enters your eye into nerve signals. The more photopigment you have, the better you are able to detect light. Therefore, in situations where less light is hitting the retina (ie, you're in a dark room), and the more photopigment you have, the more likely you will be able to convert that scant light into a nerve signal which can travel to your brain.
So, vitamin-A rich carrots can help you to see better in the dark, but they do not improve your visual acuity. That is, your vision will not improve from 20/400 to 20/20 by eating carrots. That's more a function of the shape of your eyeball, the clarity of the lens inside your eye, etc.
2006-12-04 08:29:20 · answer #1 · answered by jayhawker 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I would have to say......yes. Growing up I was always told to eat my carrots because it would improve my eye sight. At the age of 30 I have never had a problem with my sight and believe me I still eat my carrots at least 3 to 4 times a week.
2006-12-11 01:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by dmoore_quan 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 11:34:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually Vitamin A or carotene in carrots that improve eye sight.
If you should decide to us a Vitamin A supplement. Take the daily recommended dose. Since Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin. The body cannot get rid of it as easy as water soluble vitamins. In high dose, it can cause overdose. The major symptom is an orange color skin.
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Not in the way your are thinking. A betacarotene deficiency can cause eye problems. BUT, if you're getting enough anyway, then carrots won't help.
MOST eyesight problems are caused by the eye being misshapen. Carrots won't do a thing for that
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2016-07-18 10:02:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not directly true.
Vitamin A improves visual acuity.
Carrots are a good natural source of vitamin A.
I used Retin-A and it made my vision clear up a little.
But that was a huge amount of vitamin A, and it doesn't clear up myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism.
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2016-02-05 05:22:23 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋