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Lara MThe Serious Side of Carrots
February 15th 2007 06:04
I heard that the “carrots will help you see in the dark” saying was a rumour invented by the British government to explain why their pilots were performing so well when radar was first secretly invented. However, there is some truth to this story.
Carrots contain an agent called beta-carotene which is transformed into vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for the formation of a chemical called retinol which is found in the eye and used in reactions relating to vision in dim light.
So basically Vitamin A is the active ingredient in carrots necessary for vision in dim light.
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Another rumour I heard was that if you eat too many carrots you turn orange. Well it turns out that there is some truth to this too! Excessive consumption of carotene can lead to a condition called carotoderma. The symptoms of which are a yellow or orange tinge developing on the skin, usually the palms of the hands, soles of the feet or behind the ears.
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High-carotenoid diets are associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. In one study that examined the diets of 1,300 elderly persons in Massachusetts, those who had at least one serving of carrots and/or squash each day had a 60% reduction in their risk of heart attacks compared to those who ate less than one serving of these carotenoid-rich foods per day.
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An English-Danish study has found that a component of carrots called falcarinol may be able to prevent cancer. Though far from comprehensive, the study showed a slowed rate of growth of colon cancer tumours. Eating carrots raw is preferable to cooking them for the absorption of falcarinol.
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A table contains the details of all the nutrients, amino acids, lipids, etc found to raw carrots can be found by following this link.
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Carrots contain an agent called beta-carotene which is transformed into vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for the formation of a chemical called retinol which is found in the eye and used in reactions relating to vision in dim light.
So basically Vitamin A is the active ingredient in carrots necessary for vision in dim light.
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Another rumour I heard was that if you eat too many carrots you turn orange. Well it turns out that there is some truth to this too! Excessive consumption of carotene can lead to a condition called carotoderma. The symptoms of which are a yellow or orange tinge developing on the skin, usually the palms of the hands, soles of the feet or behind the ears.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&
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High-carotenoid diets are associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. In one study that examined the diets of 1,300 elderly persons in Massachusetts, those who had at least one serving of carrots and/or squash each day had a 60% reduction in their risk of heart attacks compared to those who ate less than one serving of these carotenoid-rich foods per day.
An English-Danish study has found that a component of carrots called falcarinol may be able to prevent cancer. Though far from comprehensive, the study showed a slowed rate of growth of colon cancer tumours. Eating carrots raw is preferable to cooking them for the absorption of falcarinol.
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A table contains the details of all the nutrients, amino acids, lipids, etc found to raw carrots can be found by following this link.
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