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2006-12-23 04:27:33 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Alternative Medicine

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no matter how many carrots a blind person eats.....they won't be able to see any better

2006-12-23 04:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by Go Away 4 · 1 2

A nutritionist friend of mine says yes, night vision can be improved because of the vitamin A content, but there is an optimum amount of vitamin A for the body. If you are deficient in vitamin A then carrots will help bring that level up to normal, and night vision will improve as a consequence. If you already eat a healthy diet and your vitamin A is optimum - ie you take the recommended daily allowance (RDA) then no amount of carrot can improve your eyesight - in fact you can suffer from an overdose of vitamin A. A few years ago a man died from eating too many carrots! - vitamin A overdose.

2006-12-23 19:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by sheila 3 · 0 0

I have always heard that carrots are good for your eyes. I dont think it will actually improve vision, but im sure the vitamins help keep your eyes healthy

2006-12-23 04:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by wantme_comegetme 5 · 1 0

Yes they improve vision by up to 40%

2006-12-23 04:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by Puma 4 · 1 0

The natural vitamins in carrots help your eyes and skin stay healthy; they don't 'improve' your vision per say.

2006-12-23 04:31:44 · answer #5 · answered by spitfin 3 · 1 0

yes, they have beta carotene but the question came about because in the war, we had developed radar and therefore this was used against German planes. However, to protect the secrecy of radar which was unknown, the story was put about that English pilots ate lots of carrot which accounted for their ability to see in the dark. The Germans thus never suspected the existence of radar.
This is a true fact and, coincidentally, carrots are good for your eyes but the origins of this story go back sixty years to the war.

2006-12-23 04:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by gorgeousfluffpot 5 · 2 0

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2015-01-27 08:32:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Actually carrots are good for your eyes, but not for the reasons most people think. They're good simply because they're orange.

On the same note, red wine is good for you simply because it's red, so red grape juice does as much good.

Unfortunately, although eating carrots might slow down vision loss, eating more won't make it get better.

2006-12-23 05:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Yes!
Beta-carotene helps to protect vision, especially night vision. After beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A in the liver, it travels to the retina where it is transformed into rhodopsin, a purple pigment that is necessary for night-vision. Plus beta-carotene's powerful antioxidant actions help provide protection against macular degeneration and the development of senile cataracts, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.

2006-12-23 04:37:28 · answer #9 · answered by naz 2 · 2 0

this is half true.

the old wives tale actually has some meaning. carrots are good for your eyes if your near sided (meaning if you can't see far away), but eating 100 carrots everyday doesnt mean you can get rid of your glasses at all.

they work a tiny tiny tiny bunch after about 200 carrots...plus heres something thats not a tale: carrots can turn ur skin orange!

2006-12-23 04:31:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

its the vitamin A that is good for vision so any food with vitamin A improves your eye sight

2006-12-23 04:41:37 · answer #11 · answered by -x-lil-kate-x- 3 · 1 0

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