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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Carrots improve eyesight...nah, just military misinformation that is now a staple for parents to get their kids to eat their carrots

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Vitamin A is crucial to eyesight and night vision though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Entirely offtopic but you're not by chance the same ryannathans that's involved in the 2009scape project are you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But not everyone can make vitamin A out of beta carotene. That's why some vegans have eye problems

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

And not everyone can digest lactose, maybe that's why some people become vegan

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

You also get vitamin A (and the other fat soluble vitamins) from animal fats