Mike Humberston writes
Oz wrote:

So what is the deadly dose of carrots,

It's a lot, but quite easily reached if you try.

Urban (or perhaps, rural) myth.

http://www.feelhealthynow.com/FAQ/sk...h_diet_FAQ.htm

'm drinking carrot juice regularly and my skin seems to be turning
orange or yellow? What's happening?

There are two possible reasons why your skin is turning orange. Either
your body is unable to process all the carotene properly in the carrot
juice you are drinking and high-carotene vegetables you are consuming,
or your liver is toxic. Either way, the color shows up in your skin.

If you are having difficulty processing carotene:

You may be drinking too much carrot juice at once. Your body can't
really assimilate more than 8-10 oz. of carrot juice at one time (taken
on an empty stomach). So if you're drinking a bigger glass than that,
you could be causing your own problem. Instead, try drinking no more
than 8 oz. at a time. If you're trying to add extra carrot juice to your
diet (possibly because you're fighting cancer and want the extra
antioxidants), then drink 8 oz. of carrot juice and wait at least an
hour before ingesting more. Your body can handle it at this rate and you
shouldn't be getting discolored skin.

Remember that while excess carotene can often cause this condition in
children, it is uncommon in HEALTHY adults because their liver should
function well enough to convert the beta-carotene to vitamin A and
eliminate the rest from the body. As a rule, spinach juice won't turn
you green, beets won't turn you red, carrots won't turn you orange. We
usually get yellow / orange when we are jaundiced because our liver is
congested or it is casting off toxins. The skin is one of four organs of
elimination in your body. Some toxins will come out there.


http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache...w.countrylife-
restaurant.co.uk/nuggets/cap1.pdf+%22vitamin+A%22+toxin&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Was that a good idea?

It's true that vegetables are an important part of a healthful diet.
It's also true that they are
increasingly being valued for their role in preventing disease. But five
pounds of one vegetable
every day? Judith's body eventually rebelled. Her skin took on a sickly
yellowish colour. Fearing
hepatitis, she rushed to the doctor. He explained that carrots contain
an orange-yellow dye
known as beta-carotene. The body handles reasonable quantities of this
substance, but excessive
amounts are stashed away in the liver, skin, and mucous membranes,
turning them the colour. of
a carrot.


http://endoflifecare.tripod.com/juve...ase/id228.html

Those who intend to take a supplement are advised to take only the
recommended dose, or the dose prescribed by one's physician, because
health risks can arise when there is too much of any given vitamin or
mineral in the body. Too much of this. .could lead to this.

Beta-carotene (Vitamin A)
Liver damage, yellowing of the skin (may also increase risk of lung
cancer in smokers), birth defects

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioaccumulate

Other compounds that are not normally considered toxic can be
accumulated to toxic levels in organisms. The classic example is of
Vitamin A, which becomes concentrated in carnivore livers: Polar bears
are the classic example: as a pure carnivore that feeds on other
carnivores (seals), they accumulate extremely large amounts of Vitamin A
in their livers. It was known by the native peoples of the arctic that
the livers should not be eaten, but Arctic explorers have suffered
vitamin A poisoning from eating the bear livers (and there has been at
least one example of similar poisoning of Antarctic explorers eating
huskie dog livers).


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