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Originally Posted by monoxide
we've all heard that carrots help night vision but how true do you think this is?
about a week ago i got a juicer and a 20kg bag of juicing carrots (plus a whole lot of other goodies to throw in) from the local markets (not even thinking about helping night vision at the time) as my last place of employment this was a regular routine (a glass or 2 of carrot juice with whatever other fruit etc you may like)
anyway ive been having a couple glasses every morning for the last week or so and now i cant even step outside without my sunnies on! sure its a positive thing for my nightly activities but during the day when i step outside it takes me a minute to get over the blinding sensation.
sounds similar to OneOfOnes experience.
Tj
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It's well known that correcting an insufficiency of Vitamin A helps vision, both day and night. Overdosing on Vitamin A can cause problems with the liver, pancreas and kidneys. The key is to be aware of what you eat so that you get a sufficiency. More than that does not help. I doubt that drinking a glass of carrot juice will give you an overdose of the vitamin, so the sensitivity is from something else.
I have light blue eyes and high sensitivity to light--I wear sunglasses when I am outside and the sun is above the horizon, and always have. But the sensitivity of my vision is genetic, not due to large doses of carrot juice.
The only particular problem easily linked to carrot juice, though, is alimentary, not vision-related. It is possible to get too much fiber.
