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 Crandallavg@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?
prastein@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU (01/21/86)
Yes, carrots will turn you yellow (from the keyboard of a true, yellow, carrot lover) Fortunately, that yellow is **NOT** jaundice; the difference can be seen in the LACK of yellow eyeballs. Also, there should no other complications other than the interesting hue of (primarily) palms and bottoms of feet. Marsha
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (01/26/86)
> > Yes, carrots will turn you yellow (from the keyboard of a true, > yellow, carrot lover) Fortunately, that yellow is **NOT** jaundice; the > difference can be seen in the LACK of yellow eyeballs. Also, there should > no other complications other than the interesting hue of (primarily) > palms and bottoms of feet. > Marsha When I was in high school and still in pursuit of the perfect suntan (I lived 1/2 from the beach) my girlfriends and I spent some time testing this theory by eating lots of carrots before sunning. Yes, you do turn orange ! Fortunately, it doesn't last long. -- jcpatilla California is paid a diplomatic visit by giant Betelgeusian reptiles that want our women but can't find any so scientists invent a weapon that fails so they kill us.