[net.med] Vitamen A & beta carotene

evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) (01/19/86)

   In relation to vegetable sources of vitamen A not causing problems:
you should have seen an anatomy classmate of mine turn orange ( yes, like
an ornge "jaundise" ) from too much beta carotene.  Confused the doctors
till they learned of her love of carrot juice.

                           Sukie Crandall

avg@diablo.ARPA (01/20/86)

In article <1380@mhuxt.UUCP> evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) writes:
>
>   In relation to vegetable sources of vitamen A not causing problems:
>you should have seen an anatomy classmate of mine turn orange ( yes, like
>an ornge "jaundise" ) from too much beta carotene.  Confused the doctors
>till they learned of her love of carrot juice.
>
>                           Sukie Crandall

I can't help asking.  Did your classmate make her own juice, just from
carrots?  Or did she perhaps buy a processed product that had
vitamin A added?