Like eating Carrot? Get serving size guidelines, negative effects, and more

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Possible Side Effects

Carrot is usually safe to eat, but when consumed in large amounts it can lead to some side effect such as the change of the natural color of your skin, which can become slightly yellow or orange.

Quantity Recommendation

The daily intake recommended for fresh vegetable such as carrot is five servings. A serving of carrots is approximately half cup of the vegetable. It can be eaten every day and it is healthy when eaten raw, cooked or baked. Carrots are an excellent snack choice.

An excessive amount of Carrot may provoke yellowish and/or orange skin coloration due to pigmentation caused by high amounts of beta-carotene contained in this vegetable, which may generate vitamin A accumulation and this may result in toxicity.

Quantity Recommendation

Carrot can be included as part of daily vegetable intake of a balanced diet as part of salads, stews, snacks and more. An average healthy individual may eat 5 portions of vegetables plus fruits a day, in order to obtain multiple benefits from different kind of fruits and vegetables. For example, 1 medium Carrot a day, combined with other type of fruits and vegetables could be a standard recommendation. Anyway this may vary according to personal nutritional needs and should be consulted with a health practitioner for specific indications.

Reference: Story by Leticia Soares, Postgraduate Degree