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Originally Posted by pitt_transplant
Well the formula is based on % of the needs of a 2000 calorie diet. So you could customize that to your personal calorie needs if its extremely different than that. But if you read the nutritional info you will see that 1 cup(128g) of carrots have 21383IU or 428% of a 2000 calorie diet need. So a cup of carrots is good enough for 4 days of vitamin A
My eyes! MY EYEEEES! They glaze over everytime I have to look at numbers. LOL I breezed through most subjects in school but math traumatized me. Ok, seriously, with that news, I'm seriously o/d'ing on carrot juice.
Well, Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin ... if too much is taken, the body stores it which can be problematic. Vitamin A & Carotenes - Ask the Dietitian®
That link (which i just glanced at) will address these concerns.
I'm not sure if the Vitamin A found in veggies (like carrots which have a huge amount) is a danger if too much is taken.
Fat soluble vitamin supplements are definitely not something to take too much of but from a food source, i'm not sure.
But i think that if your skin is already yellowing, it's an indication that your body is storing it? and this may be an issue.
I'm suspecting that yes, you love the taste, but you also love the sugar in the carrot juice?
Wrong!
Your body will only convert beta carotene to vitamin A in amounts your body can use.
For a good tan, try canthaxanthin with copper with tyrosine with overdose-niacin.
Your body will only convert beta carotene to vitamin A in amounts your body can use.
For a good tan, try canthaxanthin with copper with tyrosine with overdose-niacin.
I think my post, if you read it carefully, acknowledged that i wasn't really clear about the issue.
So "Wrong!" is a bit strong.
I said nothing emphatically / with certainty except for that fat soluble vitamin supplements can be problematic if too much is taken.
I do think that is correct.
And is someone interested in a tan?
I think my post, if you read it carefully, acknowledged that i wasn't really clear about the issue.
So "Wrong!" is a bit strong.
I said nothing emphatically / with certainty except for that fat soluble vitamin supplements can be problematic if too much is taken.
I do think that is correct.
And is someone interested in a tan?
Your body will only convert beta carotene to vitamin A in amounts your body can use.
For a good tan, try canthaxanthin with copper with tyrosine with overdose-niacin.
If this was true there would not be toxcity info out there.
While the strait ready vitamin A (retinol) does have more dangers the beta c would not turn your skin any color if it was fully flushed out. If your body can not process what it needs to out of the liver then it comes out of other areas like the skin.Thats carotenes trying to come out. If you do have high levels of vitamin a the body will convert less of the beta c but it can still build up to an unhealthy level because it takes time to flush out. Vitamin A and Bone Health
The reason it can be a problem is because not everything you eat is beta c. So if you are getting vitamin A (retinol) from pills or other food sources you will end up with a toxicty issue because you did not give your body "flex room" so to speak to deal with extra. That bucket is full!
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Sorry about the #s WB! LOL
Basically 2 cups a carrots a week should be just enough.
Just so i understand ... the kind of Vitamin A found in carrots (beta carotene?) is not a fat soluble vitamin but the other vitamin A (i don't know what it's called) is fat soluble?
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Ok, seriously, with that news, I'm seriously o/d'ing on carrot juice. 
