Are Eating Carrots good for your eyes?

This year , the Chinese new year rabbits are following a trend. 6 out of 9 Bunnies on the card are wearing glasses. Yes,Myopia is on the rise. But Rabbits eat carrots. Are carrots not going to give you good eye sight?

It has long been believed that eating carrots improves your eyesight, especially at night.

Though there is truth to this, the association between carrots and eyesight originated from a myth.

During World War II, British Royal Air Force pilots first began using radar to target and shoot down enemy planes. In an effort to keep this new technology a secret, the visual accuracy of the pilots — especially at night — was attributed to eating carrots.

This led to a longstanding propaganda campaign that promoted carrots for better eyesight. This embellished link between eating carrots and improved night vision remains today.

However, although they’re not quite the magic eye food they were marketed to be during World War II, carrots do contain certain compounds that are good for your eyes.

Carrots are good sources of lutein and beta carotene, which are antioxidants that benefit eye health and protect against age-related degenerative eye diseases. Your body converts beta carotene into vitamin A, a nutrient that helps you see in the dark.

But Carotene does not prevent or control myopia. What does? Find out here!