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5 health benefits of orange vegetables
Health Canada recommends eating at least one serving of orange vegetables per day. Here’s why
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While there may be vitamin A in carrots and other orange vegetables, the myth about them being used to help pilots see in the dark in the 2nd world war is exactly that - a myth. It was a convenient cover for the use of radar coming on line in aircraft and elsewhere.
But there's lots of reason to be sure you are getting all the A you need for good health. Just don't expect to see like a cat in the dark.