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Carrots for night vision were wartime propaganda.

During the Second World War, British officials spread the myth that carrots explained their pilots' night-time success. The real reason was newly introduced radar. Beta-carotene does not improve night vision – except in genuine vitamin A deficiency, which does impair sight.

Useful: When a nutrition rule comes with a great story, ask who told it first.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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