Eat Your Carrots, Harold!
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE — Carrots are high in beta carotene, a component of vitamin A, which is critical to normal vision. It’s no coincidence that in countries where rice is a dietary staple but carrots and other sources of the vitamin are scarce, poor vision is common.
But before you chuck your old glasses and load up on the orange veggie, studies show that carrots will not miraculously restore sight to perfect 20/20. Taking vitamin A can reverse poor vision caused by a deficiency, but it won’t strengthen eyesight or slow decline in people who are healthy.
The Vitamin A in carrots not only helps with sight, but also in the development and maintenance of healthy skin, hair, and mucous membranes; immune functions; and reproduction.
So what does all this mean? Eat your carrots, kids and adults. They are good for you in many capacities, including maintaining healthy vision.
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Carrots are one of the whole food ingredients in CaroC by NutriPlex Formulas
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