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03-22-2016, 02:31 PM
Carrots are some of the most versatile veggies in the produce aisle.
Whether they're shredded in a salad, roasted in the oven, juiced for a smoothie or baked in a cake (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/carrot-cake-recipes_us_565ddcdbe4b072e9d1c36a79), carrots are an appropriate ingredient for every meal of the day (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/carrot-recipes_us_564a0e2ee4b08cda3489c037).
But as nutritious and delicious as they are, carrots also prove that too much of a good thing can sometimes be bad. And by bad, we mean Oompa Loompa bad.
Fact: Eating too many carrots can actually turn your skin orange (http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2218).
It's a medical condition known as carotenemia (http://uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2/medicalmyths/medicalmythscarrots/) and, aside from the shock you'll get from seeing your skin turn a cartoonish color, the condition is generally harmless (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia).
So, what's happening here?
My #patient with #carotenemia. His palm against mine. #medicine #healthissues #spotdiagnosis #NoJaundice #hypervitaminosis #medicineissues (https://www.instagram.com/p/zznxXAvw4s/)
A photo posted by Kgaogelo (@kgao_ntshwana) on Mar 4, 2015 at 4:56am PST
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene (http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/carotene/beta-carotene_home.html), a natural pigment that gives the root vegetable its orange color. When you consume too many carrots -- or sweet potatoes, pumpkins, or any other food that is similarly high in carotene (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia) -- excess beta-carotene will enter the bloodstream and be stored under the skin, thus giving it a yellow, orange or golden tint.
What qualifies as "too many carrots" is different for each person since it depends on an individual's metabolism (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/friday-weird-science-too-many-carrots-and-why-you-should-believe-your-dad/), but an average, healthy dosage of beta-carotene is six to eight milligrams a day. According to a Columbia University health blog, "for carotenemia to set in, you might have to consume as much as 20 milligrams per day (or, three large carrots) (http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/orange-skin-tone-too-many-carrots)."
While the condition is seen in adults, it is most common in infants and children (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/friday-weird-science-too-many-carrots-and-why-you-should-believe-your-dad/), according to the Scientific American. And, since carotene can be excreted in sweat (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia), the color is usually most concentrated (and visible) on the palms of the hand, soles of the feet or on the face's laugh lines -- aka, the nasolabial folds (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia).
But there is an upside to that unnaturally golden glow.
The body converts some of that beta-carotene into vitamin A (http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/betacarotene), which helps to boost your immune system and maintains healthy vision and -- you guessed it -- healthy skin.
Plus, cooked carrots supply the body with an abundance of antioxidants (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raw-veggies-are-healthier/) and are a good source of fiber, vitamins C and K and potassium (http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2383/2).
If you need some extra carotene in your diet, add carrots to your daily meal plan with the recipes below.
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Whether they're shredded in a salad, roasted in the oven, juiced for a smoothie or baked in a cake (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/carrot-cake-recipes_us_565ddcdbe4b072e9d1c36a79), carrots are an appropriate ingredient for every meal of the day (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/carrot-recipes_us_564a0e2ee4b08cda3489c037).
But as nutritious and delicious as they are, carrots also prove that too much of a good thing can sometimes be bad. And by bad, we mean Oompa Loompa bad.
Fact: Eating too many carrots can actually turn your skin orange (http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2218).
It's a medical condition known as carotenemia (http://uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2/medicalmyths/medicalmythscarrots/) and, aside from the shock you'll get from seeing your skin turn a cartoonish color, the condition is generally harmless (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia).
So, what's happening here?
My #patient with #carotenemia. His palm against mine. #medicine #healthissues #spotdiagnosis #NoJaundice #hypervitaminosis #medicineissues (https://www.instagram.com/p/zznxXAvw4s/)
A photo posted by Kgaogelo (@kgao_ntshwana) on Mar 4, 2015 at 4:56am PST
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene (http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/carotene/beta-carotene_home.html), a natural pigment that gives the root vegetable its orange color. When you consume too many carrots -- or sweet potatoes, pumpkins, or any other food that is similarly high in carotene (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia) -- excess beta-carotene will enter the bloodstream and be stored under the skin, thus giving it a yellow, orange or golden tint.
What qualifies as "too many carrots" is different for each person since it depends on an individual's metabolism (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/friday-weird-science-too-many-carrots-and-why-you-should-believe-your-dad/), but an average, healthy dosage of beta-carotene is six to eight milligrams a day. According to a Columbia University health blog, "for carotenemia to set in, you might have to consume as much as 20 milligrams per day (or, three large carrots) (http://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/orange-skin-tone-too-many-carrots)."
While the condition is seen in adults, it is most common in infants and children (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/friday-weird-science-too-many-carrots-and-why-you-should-believe-your-dad/), according to the Scientific American. And, since carotene can be excreted in sweat (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia), the color is usually most concentrated (and visible) on the palms of the hand, soles of the feet or on the face's laugh lines -- aka, the nasolabial folds (https://pedclerk.bsd.uchicago.edu/page/carotenemia).
But there is an upside to that unnaturally golden glow.
The body converts some of that beta-carotene into vitamin A (http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/supplement/betacarotene), which helps to boost your immune system and maintains healthy vision and -- you guessed it -- healthy skin.
Plus, cooked carrots supply the body with an abundance of antioxidants (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raw-veggies-are-healthier/) and are a good source of fiber, vitamins C and K and potassium (http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2383/2).
If you need some extra carotene in your diet, add carrots to your daily meal plan with the recipes below.
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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