Someone told me yesterday that the top and bottom three centimetres of a carrot contain carcinogenic toxins. Anyone know if this is true, as I eat loads of them - thanks!
2007-03-26 02:58:47 · 9 answers · asked by Alison 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
No, but you might be able to convince your parents so you don't have to eat them!
2007-03-26 03:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that why all the rabbits are dieing?
Carcinogens are cancer causing substances. Carrots will no more cause cancer than lettuce or apples! If they have been sprayed with pesticides maybe but if you thoroughly wash them first (like I don't) yo'll be OK. If your carrot grows from the top down, why would only the middle NOT contain carcinogens if any of it did? So that means that you would have to throw away all carrots less than 7cm long and only eat 1 - 3 cm.... whover told you that yarn is a scaremonger.
2007-03-26 03:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by Traveller 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, they are misinformed or I would be dead by now. I juice two pounds of carrots a day. The tops (leafy part contain some toxins, but not the actual carrot. If you trim off the stem, you are good to go. I nibble on carrots all day long with homemade hummus, in addition to juicing them.. I should have been born a rabbit!
2007-03-26 03:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by beebs 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I may be unable to answer your question because I really don't know what you mean by "jain People", but I do know that certain foods have cancer fighting chemicals in them. IF you do not eat a lot of these foods, I suppose that someone may be prone to get Cancer easier then those who include these certain foods in their diet. Almost everything appears to give you Cancer these days so your overall environment should be taken into consideration as well. Asbestos, gas fumes, inhaling chemicals on a daily basis, exposure to harmful sun rays, all play a part in some kind of Cancer. Precaution is the key, as well as a good diet of nutritional and cancer fighting foods.
2016-03-29 08:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, though they may be sprayed with carcinogenic pesticides. Organic is best if you are worried about contaminants and it's best for the environment too.
This goes for any food, not just carrots.
2007-03-26 03:10:57 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh supposedly EVERYTHING is bad for youi according to some study somewhere
if your really worried grow your own or buy organic. i eat at least 2 carrots a dat and eat all but the bit which was joined to the leaves and i'm fine and sure its doing me no harm
2007-03-26 04:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by Carrot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not true, all parts of a carrot are edible. They should be peeled though (not just washed) because of possible pesticide residue
2007-03-26 03:02:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry to answer a question with a question...but is bugs bunny dead? no, then it's not true !!!
2007-03-26 03:40:08 · answer #8 · answered by mymagicshowuk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if they are burned.
2007-03-26 03:01:31 · answer #9 · answered by EVH 5150 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋