What Eating Carrots Does To The Skin

Want to get an instant tan with little effort? Eating more carrots might be the answer. Take this dad, for example. As one of his kids shared on Reddit, he eats an entire carrot through the smoothie he drinks every day, leading to the orangey-yellow tinge in his skin.

While this may sound like a hoax, experts say that this phenomenon is possible when a person eats foods high in beta-carotene like carrots. This discoloration is most obvious in the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, as seen in this photo. Fortunately, this is nothing that a change in diet can’t correct.