Any extra beta-carotene is then either stored in the liver and fat tissue, excreted through poo, or removed via sweat glands in the outer layer of the skin. This is when the orange skin “tan” can happen. In medicine, this is called carotenoderma.
Carotenoderma gives your skin a yellow/orange pigment that is not the same colour you’d turn from a sun tan. It is concentrated in the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet and smile lines near the nose.
People are fucking stupid, but I guess it’s good that they’re eating vegetables.
If it’s trending on TikTok, it’s fucking stupid and probably dangerous. But we had a president that suggested we drink bleach, so I give up.
Fuck it.
I actually had this happen to me as a little kid. I had to go to the hospital because they needed to check if I was jaundiced. Turned out it was just that my favorite foods are carrots and squash. Eating more vegetables isn’t a bad thing.
That’s both a yes and no. Veggies are good. Overindulgence is not.
Carrots are quite heavy on sugar. Most “root fruits” are.
It’s a typical problem people run into when trying to loose weight via dieting.
Edit: Three carrots a day shouldn’t be a problem though.
Nobody tell them that carrots are good for their eyes.
Because everyone knows about onboard radar now…
Well, they can’t give you superhuman night vision, but a shortage of vitamin A is actually bad for your eyes, and carrots are a good source of it.
Smh some people never watched the magic school bus and it shows