0_Apprentice
Carrots are definitely one of my favorite vegetables. They taste really good whether they are raw or roasted, which I love.
1_Wizard
I love them too! I'm a big health nut, so I always eat them for their high amounts of alpha and beta-carotene, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
0_Apprentice
Oh cool! So which of those health components are what make them good for your eyesight, the carotenes?
1_Wizard
I'm glad you asked that, because it gives me the opportunity to tell you that it's actually a myth that carrots help your eyesight, started by the British in World War II !
0_Apprentice
Really? I always thought that the myth was that it helped your eyesight be clearer, but in reality it just improved things like your ability to see in low light over a long period of time. 