Are carrots good for eyes? Carrots are a good source of vitamin A, which helps maintain eyesight.

I’ve always loved carrots, and I’ve always had 20/20 vision.

Well, everyone agrees that they are good for your eyes but no one has really said why. Yes and no. They are rich in vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, and antioxidants.

The science is pretty sound that carrots, by virtue of their heavy dose of Vitamin A (in the form of beta carotene), are good for your eye health.

While consuming carrots will keep your eyes healthy and prevent vision loss—particularly if you have a vitamin A deficiency—they won’t improve your eyesight.

by Anne Ewbank October 25, 2017 Why Wartime England Thought Carrots Could Give You Night Vision

But that doesn’t prove that carrots are good for my vision. by Anne Ewbank October 25, 2017. ‘Eat your carrots, they’ll make you see in the dark,’ says every British parent. 06 /7 Eyesight and carrot.

On top of that, too much beta-carotene could result in carotenemia, a harmless condition that turns skin yellow or orange. Orange carrots are highly revered as “good for the eyes” due to their high content of hydrocarbon carotenoids, a class of phytochemicals that are often precursors to vitamin A. α- and β-Carotene predominate in orange carrots.

Carrots and Vitamin A.

If you have a vitamin A deficiency, you will develop nyctalopia or night blindness.

If you don't have enough of those vitamins in your diet, it can harm your eyes.

I used to fly airplanes a lot for a corporation, at night, and I could see better because I snacked on raw carrots.

But if you already get enough of the vitamins in question, your vision won't improve if you add carrots to your diet. No. We say it because it was said to us as children. A massive advertising and propaganda campaign was developed to get civilians to grow and eat carrots, among other vegetables, and one of the selling points was they could help people see during blackouts.

If you don’t like carrots, don’t worry — lots of yummy (and some not so yummy) foods contain vitamin A and other nutrients your eyes need.

Well, it may not be entirely true that carrots help improve vision, but carrots do promote good eye health! It contains Vitamin A in form of beta-carotene. Carrots do provide carotene which is a precursor of Vitamin A, which is necessary for vision.

re carrots in ww2 the germans didn't at first realise the benefits of radar and a myth was spread by the brits that the pilots were eating carrots which was helping their vision. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamin A, which happens to be very good for your eyes.