How do carrots help you see in the dark ? •Carrots do not help you see in the dark. Carrots do provide Vitamin A (in beta-carotene form)which is used by your body to maintain normal eyesight. •But eating excess Vitamin A does not lead to better-than-normal eyesight. •Most Americans get sufficient Vitamin A in their diet and therefore have the best eyesight that carrots can provide. •This myth was created by the British during World War II to hide a secret weapon, according to the book " The Invention That Changed the World " by Robert Buderi. •During the war, the British Royal Air Force had been intercepting night-time Nazi air attacks at surprisingly good rates. •In an effort to conceal the secret weapon that was giving them such success, the British pretended their high night-time spotting rates were a result of their pilots eating large quantities of carrots. •The real cause of their success was a then cutting-edge technology known as radar...
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