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"Rich in Vitamin A for eye health." Is not a fraudulent statement nor has it been "debunked." Vitamin A is absolutely essential for eye health. https://www.sci

"Rich in Vitamin A for eye health." Is not a fraudulent statement nor has it been "debunked." Vitamin A is absolutely essential for eye health. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-carrots-improve-your-vision/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-c... > Vitamin A helps the eye convert light into a signal that can be transmitted to the brain, allowing people to see under conditions of low light. In addition, the cornea (the clear front of the eye) can literally disappear if the body does not get enough vitamin A. Every year an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 children become blind as a result of vitamin A deficiency. In settings where undernourished people suffer from extreme vitamin A deficiencies, such as Nepal or India, supplements of the vitamin or beta-carotene have been shown to improve night vision

Fnoord 10y ago
The claim was, back then, that people had to eat more carrots to improve eye sight. Healthy people already have good vitamin A levels. So additional vitamin A does not improve their eye sight to superstitious levels (as the propaganda claimed). With a normal diet you will get more than enough vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency stems from malnourishment. According to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Vitamin_A_deficiency_world_map_-_DALY_-_WHO2002.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Vitamin_... deficiency only somewhat occurs in Africa. On top of that, it is important to note that overdosing on supplements is possible. See also: http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp So the notion that someone in the West (who I assume is the reader of this website, and not a malnourished person from Africa) needs to focus on vitamin A, or has to care about such statements, is false. They get their vitamin A, they are not deficient, and the statement that one needs to eat something rich in vitamin A for eye health is very likely to be false; therefore unnecessary, and also fraudulent. Such statements are akin to a statement such as "rich in NaCl for survival". Sure, one needs NaCl, but we already get far too much of it anyway; the average West civilian does not have to focus on more NaCl. If anything, less. I admit a major difference is that it is harder to overdose on vitamin A, than NaCl, but the former is still inaccurate and makes people feel well that they treat themselves with healthy foods which are in fact nothing but needless quackery.

Fnoord 10y ago

The claim was, back then, that people had to eat more carrots to improve eye sight. Healthy people already have good vitamin A levels. So additional vitamin A does not improve their eye sight to superstitious levels (as the propaganda claimed). With a normal diet you will get more than enough vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency stems from malnourishment. According to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Vitamin_A_deficiency_world_map_-_DALY_-_WHO2002.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Vitamin_... deficiency only somewhat occurs in Africa. On top of that, it is important to note that overdosing on supplements is possible. See also: http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp So the notion that someone in the West (who I assume is the reader of this website, and not a malnourished person from Africa) needs to focus on vitamin A, or has to care about such statements, is false. They get their vitamin A, they are not deficient, and the statement that one needs to eat something rich in vitamin A for eye health is very likely to be false; therefore unnecessary, and also fraudulent. Such statements are akin to a statement such as "rich in NaCl for survival". Sure, one needs NaCl, but we already get far too much of it anyway; the average West civilian does not have to focus on more NaCl. If anything, less. I admit a major difference is that it is harder to overdose on vitamin A, than NaCl, but the former is still inaccurate and makes people feel well that they treat themselves with healthy foods which are in fact nothing but needless quackery.