If you eat a lot of carrots... will it turn your skin orange?

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Contrary to this being a myth, the answer is yes.  From a CNN.com "Medical
Myth" web page.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/health/0210/interactive.medical.myths/2002/content3.html

"It can happen, but you would have to eat a lot, said Chris Rosenbloom, chair
of the nutrition department at Georgia State University.
...
The phenomenon is called hypercarotenemia and the orange tint shows up mostly
in the palms of the hands."

From a DoctorYourself.com article titled "Juicing: Some Why's and How's."
http://www.doctoryourself.com/juicing_2.html

"Excess carotene [carrots are full this nutrient] causes the skin to turn
slightly orange, once succinctly described in USA Today as resembling an
artificial suntan."

They go on to say that one should not be overly concerned if this happens.

"In short, it is singularly difficult to kill yourself with carrots."

If you need any clarification, feel free to ask.


Google search on: carrots skin orange
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Google search on: hypercarotenemia carrots
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Looking Forward, denco-ga - Google Answers Researcher

I knew a guy a couple years back on the "halleluiah" diet (one that is
based on biblical eating principals).  As suggested by the diet, he
always drank alot of carrot juice, which I must admit dispite my
mocking tasted suprisingly good.  His skin did have an orange tint
that most people noticed, even his face was a bit orangish.