My first reaction to these rumors was a straight-out “Are you serious?” expression. However, as years passed and I grew older with each passing moment, I started pondering if these rumors were actually true. Therefore, I did some research on it and found out that it was indeed true. If you eat too many carrots, you will someday turn orange or yellow. You probably will not turn orange from head to toe, but some parts of your body, such as the bottom of your feet, certainly will.
Carotenoids, or fat-soluble pigments, that make carrots such a nice shade of orange are called beta carotene. Beta carotene is not only found in carrots, but also in other yellow or orange vegetables, such as pumpkin. Usually, carotenoids are beneficial to health and can act as sun protection. However, too much of a certain kind of carotenoid can result in your skin turning the shade of the pigment. (This is kind of like how green food coloring can turn your eggs green.) For instance, a cartenoid known as astaxanthin (a red pigment found in lobster, salmon, trout, and shrimp) is tremendously effective at protecting skin from UV damage. Yet, if this cartenoid is ingested in great amounts daily, part of your skin can turn pinkish-red.
As a result, here is my advice to you. Carrots, as well as other vegetables/animals that contain carotenoids, are exceedingly good for you. They can help eye fatigue, cancer, sun burns, inflammation, etc. from occurring. Nevertheless, unless you would like your skin to change into another shade of color, should you consume great amounts of a certain type of carotenoid. However, you should “snack” on about 4mg of carotenoids each day.
As for the conclusion of the article, it is true that eating too many carrots can make you turn orange. (I’m telling you this just in case you haven’t already figured it out yet.)
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~Joy
( By the way, this is my first article.)
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