Eating carrots will improve your vision. True or false?
False.
Carrots are a great source of vitamin A, and it’s true that severe A deficiency causes night-blindness. But there is no proof that eating extra vitamin A, in carrots or other forms, can help eyesight.
This myth has a great backstory, though: During World War II, the British Air Ministry didn’t want the Germans to know about their new radar system so they spread the rumor that the fighter pilots who shot down Nazi planes ate a lot of carrots. The Germans bought it...as did generations of parents.
Talk about propaganda!
You can read more about the story here:
http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp.
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