I stock up on lots of carrot juice. Eating carrots would also work, according to Dr. Merkel, but you would have to eat a ton ...

The beta-carotene in carrots is what gives the vegetable its color, but it can also affect people. "Eating too many carrots ...

It all has to do with those protective carotenoids: When you eat too many carrots, you can develop a condition called carotenemia, which can cause your skin to turn an orange or yellow hue.

yellow and red pigments exert the most influence over skin, and orange seems to reign supreme. This shade, often associated with carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkins, comes from carotenoids ...