Subj : Re: Question for Doc Sharon (and any other doctors out there)
To   : alt.tv.er
From : npardue
Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 04:24:25

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er


LadyOO7 wrote:
> Well, the problem with old wives tales and urban myths, etc, is that
> there is often a grain of truth to them, or at the very least, they
> started out as a true fact before being warped.
>
> Classic example:
> Carrots contain beta-carotene and a host of other vitamins and minerals
> that are good for the health of the eye (and other parts of the body,
> but let's just stick to the eye for now).
> Somehow, this entirely true fact turned into "Eating carrots makes you
> see better in the dark/is good for your eyesight, etc.
>
> Do you how many carrots I'd eat, thinking and hoping they would cure my
> nearsightedness? Don't laugh, I'm sure some of you did it too. :)

Can't say I'd ever heard that eating carrots would prevent/cure
nearsightedness. What I'd always heard (which  is true) is that carrots
contain vitamin A, which is necessary for good eyesight. (Severe lack
of vitamin A can lead to blindness -- not an old wives tale at all!)

Naomi
>
> As for my nearsightedness, ten years of glasses, then nine years of
> contacts, and nearly one year of the LASIK procedure fixed all of that.

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