Can Carrots Make You See Better? Fact Vs Propaganda
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Do carrots make your eyes better? We have all heard that carrots are good for the eyes, right? Well I dug into the published science to find the truth and this video explains what I found.
The whole belief that carrots are good for the eyes does have some scientific backing, but not for the reason people think. (It mostly has to do with WWII propaganda)
Vitamin A plays a huge role in retinal processing to help you see better in low light situations, however carrots do not technically have vitamin A, carrots have Beta Carotene.
Your body regulates conversion of Beta Carotene to vitamin A and then stores Vitamin A in your liver. The more carrots you eat, the less vitamin A is converted.
I could not find any sources to show a dose dependent relationship of Vitamin A to visual acuity or night vision for normal healthy individuals (those who are not Vitamin A deficient).
Despite all this, there is evidence to show that eating carrots provides antioxidants to your body and can slow down the rate of eye disease.
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About This Video:
In this video, Dr. Joseph J. Allen, OD, FAAO, Diplo ABO from Doctor Eye Health answers if carrots are good for your eyes. If you have ever heard that carrots are good for your eyes then you are not alone. However, is there any true science to this? If you are trying to find a natural way to improve your eyesight and wondering if carrots can make your eyes better, this video is for you.
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Mixing history was a bonus on eye health. You always make these topics interesting.
Fascinating I love how much information doctors can retain its incredible
Way to go Doc. Love your videos.
Love your videos!
I think I still have a video on this somewhere. Very interesting to hear your take on this and learn a little history, too.
When I was in my early 20’s I notice standing in front of a mirror that the iris of both eyes appeared dark (I have brown eyes’). I began eating raw carrot like Bug Bunny. I don’t remember exactly how long it took (less than four month), but the color of the iris of my eyes became the brightest brown I’d ever seen. Friends even commented about “something different with my eyes.”
That is fascinating! While I know eating many carrots, including orange peppers etc, can change the color of your skin. I have never heard of the iris truly changing color. It is otherwise thought that the contrast ratio between clothes and the environment helps bring out different eye colors, perhaps your skin also changed and that brought out your eyes more?
Just to clarify, when I said, ‘I notice…the iris of both eyes appeared dark,’ that was because sometime in the past they weren’t as dark a brown. Eating carrots seemed to restore the vibrancy of my iris and to a greater extend than before. I had made assumptions based upon remembered variables so it is possible something else caused my iris to similarly had caused them to dim and similarly to brighten. After this experience I began noticing darkened iris in other people (maybe I should say dimmer). I was, however, an astute person with a very good memory, therefore, remembering the only major changes to my diet, environment, or dressing fashion was that I ate more carrots, and hoped for the very results I had achieved. [chuckles to self] I am amused that I, now, I am seemingly questioning myself about a conclusion made many years ago. Must be the older, more forgetful me speaking. Thank you for your reply.
Your videos are really helpful. I really like your videos.❤👁
What a fun question to answer!!! Thank you for doing the research!
Absolutely! It was an unexpected deep-dive!
@@DoctorEyeHealth The public thanks you for your sacrifice
@@DoctorEyeHealth Can you please answer this for me?
I took your ishara colorblind test video and i passed literally all cards i also passed the one that only colorblind people should see but also passed all the ones that only normal color vision people should see
now to clarify something i didnt see a 2 at first i had to look in very close and it wasnt obvious so i had to look in close and focus a lot and use my mind slightly to connect the dots to see a 2
So what does that mean i should not be able to see the 2.
Wow, this information was very interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it!!! People probably don't understand how much work went into making this video lol
In the end we still know carrots are still healthy and have a solid place in any diet.
Thank you for your explanation about carrots
Did you ever hear the WWII Carrot Myth before? I thought that was super interesting!
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Love the videos about eye health and how we can take care of our eyes! As an airline pilot, I enjoy them the most. I am huge advocate for sunglasses in the cockpit all the time during daylight because of you!
That is so awesome John! Thank you for spreading the knowledge and setting a great example! (I know a lot of military who do the same as the eyes are so important)
Lots of learning packed into a reasonable time frame.
I'm only 2 videos into the channel but, like the no nonsense get down to business approach. Time is too valuble to be lollygagging around..
I play the ads in hope it makes you some profit for your efforts
This video makes me even happier that my really good eye doctor and i are both on a whole food plant based vegan diet! 💚🥕
You are like a South Park episode...
I love your videos and am very interested in ophthalmology! Thank you!
Awesome! That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you! Are you in med school or thinking about a career in the field?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I am in my second year of med school!
@@DoctorEyeHealth do you have a video on the rising rate of myopia, and do you have any ideas of what might be causing it?
Thank you very much 😊 A doctor from srilanka.
All the best!
Please make video on retinitis pigmentosa I've been diagnosed and I'm so worried as their is no cure and I'm so so scared that I'll go blind
Great historical information! Thanks for all that research! Macular Degeneration runs in my family so I am going to keep eating my carrots! Thank you!
Hey doc, when I look to my extreme right or left I see a image or pattern like two cones, is it pressure phosphene or something else( my eyes are open) and it only happens when I look to extreme right or left
Nice video.its good that u work so hard to find out facts about our eyes health.So nice of you.May Allah give u more and more energy and good health .🌟🌟🌟
Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate that. 🙏
Most welcome.
Pls make videos every day.
I wish you were my doctor
Everything I thought I knew about carrots, vitamin A and eye health busted by this video. 🤯
Can you do one on Fuchs dystrophy? I was just diagnosed at 29 my mother also has hit.
Yeah I have wanted to do a video on that for some time
my eyesight is crystal clear when i juicing carrots and pinapple - meat is healing also ..
I have a question about dry eyes. After doing a warm compress to get the meibomian glands flowing, can you pinch your lids together to further excise what is in the gland? I’ve been doing it the past few weeks and so much “stuff” comes out that would not otherwise come out with eyelid massage. Is this damaging to the glands? I would like to keep doing it because I don’t think eyelid massage really gets much out but I don’t want to do it if it causes damage down the road.
It's actually good for your meibomian glands to be expressed sometimes so if you can do it without hurting yourself then do it...
Can somebody summarize it in simple terms ?
Doc, I just read about the news that the Kubota Glass, which has the purported capabilities to treat myopia, is about to commence its sells in the United States. May I ask you to do a small discussion about this seemingly-miraculous gadget? thanks
Hey thanks! Yeah I learned about that a few months ago at a conference. Sadly, it looks weird and I doubt it will be adapted or accepted well by kids or most of the general public. Maybe they can redesign them? Good topic though
Hello,
Guy with albinism here. Anyways, I just recently watched your glasses tips, and I was thinking, “What tips do you have for the albino?” Like vision wise? I just got new frames on the 12th (Transitional) and I know to wear my sunglasses, but like, any other tips? I always pondered if I should have a Symbolic White Cane (not a long one), Cause I’m already crying that I can never get a drivers license. 20/200 vision is terrible and is hard. Just sharing an idea for my albino homies back home!
Thanks!!!!
P.S: Optometry Intern Students love me. I mean, who else can say to their colleagues, “I looked into an albino’s eye IN PERSON and wow!!!”
Have you ever tried the Alcon FreshLook colour? Would you say they are safe to wear?
They are fine. The contacts wouldn't be on the market if they were unsafe since all legal medical devices must go through rigorous testing.
The danger of eating polar-bear liver was mentioned in Air Force survival manuals 40 years ago.
Wow! I know I read a few old articles from the 1940s about it and then some better research from about 2007 which confirmed it.
Wow I was told this as a child and did not care to much. I liked my glasses, my twin however had a phase where they ate carrots everyday for almost two. Had a orange tongue. Stop shortly after that. Thank you for sharing
That turning orange from carrots phenomenon is a real thing! It was originally mentioned in this video but it ended up getting cut (pretty large tangent). But good to mention. Thanks.
I remember seeing pictures of me as a toddler after eating nothing but carrots for 2 weeks (I apparently refused to eat anything else) and I turned an orange color, unfortunately it did nothing for my awful eyesight, so I figured it was all a bunch of hullabaloo!
I’ve been binging your videos for days, I never knew how fascinating eyes are! ❤️❤️
All I can think of is the old Gilligan's Island episode where they find a bunch of radioactive seeds and the carrots give a huge eyesight improvement.
I LOVE that episode. I grew up watching a lot of old reruns of that show. (I even dressed up as gilligan for a costume party)
Doctor I have keratoconus and my steepest curve is 56 dioptres in right eye.
Is corneal transplant inevitable in future or c3r and proper care can prevent it.
The only treatment that can prevent keratoconus from progressing is corneal cross-linking. Ask your doctor about it
Thanks for your advice about neurolens unfortunately you can only get them in America as far as carrots are concerned there is nothing you can say that will stop me taking them and change to something else best wishes
I love to eat chopsuey (I'm from the Philippines) and that dish has lots of carrorts in it. Might as well chump up on those because my myopia readings are at -2.50 diopters.
I don't know if I have ever specifically had Chopsuey. But I love trying new foods so I will look for this.
Hi! I’ve been watching your videos for about a week leading up to my annual eye appt./contacts evaluation. And to my surprise, when they had me watch a couple videos going over things, they were both videos from you, that I’ve already seen! lol. It was a great refresher and I now wear contacts!
WOW! That is wonderful to hear! Thank you for sharing and so so happy you are having success with the contact lenses!
Hello, I just picked up one of my new glasses Rx yesterday, and it's for distance. When I tried to wear them while watching TV, I noticed a shadow. Will this go away, the longer I wear them? My optometrist said that they would call me next week to see how I am doing with my new glasses 🤓. I'm supposed to wear them when I am moving around. Thanks for your input ☺️
Thanks for sharing! Shadows around objects and letters could be so many things. If it is truly related to the new lenses, I immediately wonder about the level of astigmatism correction, as the cylinder correction can cause an almost doubling or shadow like effect. There could also be other aspects to the glasses such as the lens choice and thickness causing distortion or chromatic aberration. I suppose someone could adapt to it, but I personally don't think I would. Worth a try though.
Ultimately, if you can't adapt to it I am sure your eye clinic will re-evaluate and see what may be causing the issue and if it needs attending to or not.
Ok, I'll contact my doctor tomorrow and let them know. The frames are a new line that they just received. They're single vision and I have astigmatism in my right eye. Maybe, it's just a period of adjustment. Thanks again 🙂
I have been eating carrots since teenager and also research lot about vision... does eating healthy stuffs prevent damages on eyes?
YES YES YES! I should have more content coming out all about eye vitamins and how diet affects the eyes.
@@DoctorEyeHealth hey doctor I'm 24 does it really possible for me to have super vision by having plenty of diet stuffs in my routine?
I think my reti rods are dying What's wrong with my retina
What do you think of macuhealth?
They have a good reputation. But all brands of eye vitamins claim they are the best, right? Otherwise, I have personally never taken that brand.
I think cod liver oil would be a better choice.
Hey doctor I've lost one eye from retina detachment I'm starting to lose my other 1 visions 2800 and my good eye from LA coma is there anything that they can do they've tried drops they've shot tried shots is there anything that we can do to save my eye thank you
Hey Thanks for commenting and asking. I wish I could help more. Unfortunately, without an examination I don't think I can offer much insight. Although I find the retina fascinating and I study it, I am not a retina specialist who is seeing and treating nothing but advanced diseases every day. I am sure your local doctors are doing their best and I would continue to follow their instructions or perhaps find a second opinion from another retinal specialist near you. Either way, I wish you the best.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you for responding I appreciate it God-bless you
Carrots are part of my diet🤣 Call me Bugs!
I love Bugs!!
What about spinach ?
Yep, any green leafy vegetable...
I have a question. I dont know if you would know, but whenever I put on my glasses, my right eye drifts outwards a little. it doesn’t effect my sight but it looks weird. I had surgery on my right eye when I was 1 because it would cross inwards towards my nose, so one of my eyes was cross-eyed. they had to cut the string things behind eyeballs because they were to tight so they pulled my eye in. now it does the opposite thing and goes out but only with my glasses. I have a really heavy prescription on my right eye cause the surgery caused that eye to be extremely blurry, even after 12 years. I cant read ANYTHING from that eye no matter how close or far it is, and my sense of placement is off so if I close my left eye and try to grab something infront of me, I would probably reach to anywhere but the fruit for a while. I’ve had glasses my entire life but I only started noticing it doing this with my new glasses that I got a few months ago, but they said my prescription was lighter and my eyes were better than last time.
sorry this is so long!
FYI, agricultural researchers Texas A&M have developed a variety of carrot called Beta-Sweets (also known as the A&M Maroon carrot) that is especially high in beta carotene. It is hard to find in stores, however. Central Market is the only place I have seen it.
Cool! I have some friends who went there for undergrad. I know here in MN the U of M makes a lot of cool varieties of apples.
Watching little house on the prairie when mary went blind traumatized me
Interesting
Glad you think so! Which was your favorite part?
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I just love 🥕🥕🥕💯😭
I love them too!
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It's said that carrots have a good deal of Vitamin A , which is essential for nighttime vision . I have noticed after taking Vitamin A supplements 25000 IU that my nighttime vision improved .
What will be happend if you will squeezed your eye. Wait a second don't try it.
What other natural foods are great for dry eyes?
Whole foods in general are recommended by some of the top dry eye doctors. Foods that cause less inflammation. I should do a dry eye diet video. Thanks for the idea!
I have crohns, not suppose to gave raw carrots. Can they be cooked and still have same effect? Lol
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Hi I don't have to watch videos about about your eyes and carrots eight years ago i was told by eye experts that I had glaucoma and today i don't this in my opinion is because i eat at least one raw carrot every day
I know that eating too many preservative laden highly processed food is bad for your health.
Foods that wokists call processed but are not: French fries (baked), hamburgers, pizza, red meat, white meat, poultry, etc.
Drink pine needle tea. High in a, c, D. Prayers and good health for all. Body knows better how to use real foods.
I always eat raw carrots
That is peeled
ALl the doctors in my office can be found eating them too lol
Same I just love the taste of raw carrots
Of course carrots are good for the eyes - Bugs Bunny says so!
I knew I ate 2 to 3 adult organic carrots every day during my work. I got laid off and slacked once eating them, but I ate baby spinach nightly hence vitamin a good. . When I got back to work after 2 months of carrots again I did absolutely get hit with better sight. Hands down sold on it.
What exactly did you notice? Improved color? Dark vision?
@@DoctorEyeHealth better distance and close, nothing I could say about color or night really.
I eat them still but I eat them because I enjoy them. They fill me up between meatier meals.
Carrots similar to candy.
The classic orange type do have way more sugar than they used to historically.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Best food for eye health is liver.
Do Carrots have Vitamin A and help our eyes? Do you see any rabbits with glasses???? LOL! Just kidding. Thank you for all the information about carrots. Another video briefly about carrots said if you eat too many Carrots they may change your skin color, but not sure about this. Take care.
Thank you!!! Yes, in fact eating too many carrots or other pigmented vegetables (such as orange peppers) are known to cause the skin to turn yellow/orange. This is more apparent on the palms of your hands. Originally I had a bit in the video about this but it was cut because I ran onto a huge tangent about it and the video was long enough as it is lol. Perhaps I should have left it in.
My mother used this “propaganda” to get me to eat cooked carrots. I love raw carrots but I hate cooked ones. I have really bad vision. When I was a kid I had to wear glass lenses in metal frames and I’m allergic to “metal” so she was able to convince me because I was so desperate to not wear my glasses.
Oh dang. I know a lot of people can have allergic reactions to metal frames. Thankfully there are a lot of great plastic options and even special hypoallergenic metal materials now. Either way though, carrots at least provide a lot of antioxidant capabilities for the eyes, despite not getting rid of the need for glasses.
My.husband has this metal problem and he was told the culprit is the nickel used as an alloy. Pure gold, for instance, is too soft by itself for jewelers to work with.
@@kathrynmettelka7216 titanium is hypoallergenic, so is silver and gold usually.
Ray ban makes a 24k gold aviator frames, they're 3800$.
You can get titanium frames gold plated.
And jewelers do work in 24k. Just not usually in the average shop. You need to go to a high end jewelers. 10k 14k 18k are used more often because the alloy is harder/stronger and lasts longer without deforming. Also it is cheaper
No.
No what?
Now tell me which eye doctor is better for your eye. What's your opinion about that. Answer is simple , every kind of doctor videos harm your eye by blue light to resapter cells which is usaully can't able recover in behind the retina. Now you watching doctor eye health to take all of information about eye. But seriously i want to tell something. This all of view are the daily or monthly youtuber earning. Which you have given. Now the main thing we should to realize that mobile is the one world's additive thing ever. Who manupulate 620 billion running user of mobile. And it contains several
Bad effects on the retina.
As a person who needs glasses and is deathly allergic to carrots, I sincerely hope not.
Deathly allergic! That sucks. Do you have a lot of allergies?
@@DoctorEyeHealth yes, seasonal allergies as a kid turned into OAS as an adult.
I ate tons for better vision turns out they hive you worse vision
i know a pray for god to heal tge eyes if you need it tell me ❤️
if it were that easy the good doctor wouldn't have a job...
I love to eat carrots (raw that is not boiled.)
I have heard a lot of people have trouble with soft/boiled carrots. Is it a texture or flavor thing?
@@DoctorEyeHealth texture. I would typically peel the carrots and dip the carrot in water and leave it for an hour. It becomes juicy and the crunch remains.
i know beta carotin good for your skin and nails
NOT eating is better. As in Fasting or intermittent Fasting improves eye sight health.
I have not read anything about this, do you have study or resource on that I can read?
@@DoctorEyeHealth "study specific on fasting and eyesight" No, but studies on diet in general noted improvements with fasting. I asked my own optometrist and she refused to answer saying she was not allowed to answer, which is odd, but put it down to New Zealands stupid laws and she is not a dietician. But with that in mind she said that anything you do to improve you overall health will also benefit your eye health and fasting was something she practiced herself as it was beneficial. Lots of videos on RUclips of course.
I heard that if you eat too many carrots your skin will turn Orange. Trump eats a lot of carrots.
Early
Thank you so much!!!!
Try making a video that will bring back hope for the people that loss there vision because of retina damage or diseases in the retina.like making a retina like replacing the damage or dying photorecepter like about stem cell therapy and cell programming I want to make my dad to have a hope to see again clearly he had a macular degeneration:( and I have a retinal damage in my both eye bat can still see not clearly 🙏🛐🤲⛪📿🕋🕌🕍
Hope for science hope for eye doctor 👁️🙏
THanks for letting me know! There are some retinal implants that were once used but I have not heard of much over the last several years. I will look into it and see what I can report on. Thanks again.