Woman goes viral by showing what her skin looked like when she ate carrots every day

A woman shared photos showing what her skin looked like when she ate carrots every day and how it looks now.

A woman shared photos on her social media showing what her skin looked like when she ate carrots every day and how it looks now, after she stopped this habit.

The Reddit user explained in her post that she used to consume a lot of carrots, which led her to develop carotenemia, a condition characterized by yellow or orange pigmentation of the skin.

The main cause of carotenemia is excessive consumption of foods rich in carotenoids, pigments that give color to fruits and vegetables, such as mango, pumpkin, carrots, and others.

The pigment is absorbed during the ingestion of these foods, and in large quantities, it can cause a change in skin color.

AhsewkaTano posted a photo of herself from December 2024 with orange skin on her face when she was eating carrots every day, and another more recent photo after she stopped eating so many carrots, with a completely different skin tone.

Internet users were shocked by the difference and flooded the post with comments, many joking that many people pay to get that “tan.”

“Can I get my wife to start eating carrots instead of using that self-tanner?” asked one user.

“There are a lot of women who pay a lot of money to get that orange tone,” commented another.

Jokes aside, carotenemia is a benign condition and only requires a reduction in the consumption of foods rich in beta-carotene. But even though the treatment is simple, it is important that it is monitored by a specialist, as carotene is an essential nutrient for the body.

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