The WW2 Origins of Carrots and Eyesight

It’s a useful phrase to tell small children but is it true?

Kitiara Pascoe

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‘Eat your carrots, they’ll make you see in the dark,’ says every British parent.

We say it because it was said to us as children. We never question its truth, after all, carrots are good for you. It’s a saying that’s been passed down so consistently that the social proof…

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Kitiara Pascoe

Outdoor Adventure Writer | Author of In Bed with the Atlantic (Fernhurst, 2018) | New book coming 2024 | kitiarapascoe.com | Youtube: https://bit.ly/3uQPWh3