Carrot Overload: Woman's Transformation Photos Reveal Surprising Side Effects

So there I was, scrolling through the endless rabbit hole of Reddit, when I stumbled upon a post that made me spit out my carrot juice (yes, I’ve been on that health kick too). Here’s the scoop: a woman, let’s call her “Carrot Queen,” decided to adopt a bunny rabbit-like diet in hopes of enhancing her overall health. But here’s where the plot thickens—oranges, to be more precise. Carrot Queen didn’t just nibble on carrots; she chowed down a whole bag every few days. And guess what? Her complexion started looking less like a supermodel and more like an “Oompa Loompa” audition. Now that’s a twist in your health regime I bet you didn’t see coming!

This got me thinking, and probably you too, just how much of a good thing is too much? Carrots, we’ve all been told, are packed with nutrition, from the famous beta-carotene to other vitamins and minerals that supposedly make us healthier, offer better eyesight, and who knows, maybe even give us that inner glow! But when does that inner glow become a literal glow?

Imagine, if you will, turning up to a reunion or a date looking like you’ve just stepped out of a bag of baby carrots. Carrot Queen actually took to Reddit to share her predicament, her photos going viral with a jaw-dropping 89,000 upvotes, et voila—carotenemia, a condition so benign yet bizarre, you could easily mistake it for a world-building element in a sci-fi novel.

And as if the world needed another reason to chuckle, she pointed out the visual perks of being 5 foot, 3 inches, making the “Oompa Loompa” reference as spot-on as a perfectly searched keyword. While there’s no real harm in it – this condition is generally non-threatening – it does get you wondering: when we chase health trends, how many of us pause to think about the ‘carrot-orange complexion’ cliff we might be teetering on?

So, before you start your next juice cleanse or go all-out with the raw diet trend, remember Carrot Queen’s saga. Maybe consider your complexion’s natural shade before diving into that next Rabbit Food Challenge. Want to learn more about Carrot Queen’s wild journey into turning her skin into a vegetable aesthetic? LEARN MORE

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Before and after photos of a woman that loves eating carrots has revealed what eating too much of the vegetable can do to your appearance.

When you’re growing up, you may be told by your parents or elders that eating carrots will give you ‘better eyesight’, and while this is likely nothing more than a wives’ tales, there are benefits to eating the vegetable.

According to Health, carrots can help with digestion, skin, heart health, immunity, and weight management.

However, the woman hasn’t reported on any of this, instead taking to Reddit to explain what happened to her skin after eating a ‘big bag’ of carrots ‘every few days’ to improve her overall health.

And social media users were bemused by the outcome, but she claimed that she had carotenemia.

The woman stopped eating carrots and returned to her normal skin tone (Reddit)

The condition is harmless, and causes a yellowish, orange tint that is brought on by high levels of beta-carotene in the blood, a natural pigment found in certain produce, Cleveland Clinic says.

It can be caused by the excessive consumption of carotene-rich foods such as sweet potatoes and – you guessed it – carrots.

The anonymous user shared a photo of herself in December last year, as her skin tone had drastically changed and caused her to think that she had jaundice, a serious skin condition.

This caused her to reduce her carrot intake from five medium carrots a day to just one on occasion.

The photos have since gone viral on the platform, with over 89,000 upvotes and almost 4,000 comments, with the user joking about the comparison, comparing herself to an ‘Oompa Loompa’, orange-faced characters from the Roald Dahl book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

“I used to eat a bowl of cottage cheese with a pile of carrots for lunch because I love them and they’re cheap,” she admitted.

“I was going through a big bag every few days.”

The anonymous user had to cut down on her carrot intake (Reddit)

She noted: “I’m pretty short — 5 foot, 3 inches, so the Oompa Loompa comparison is perfect.”

While it can take months for skin colour to return to normal, she added that ‘everyone’s body is different’, suggesting that her ‘pale’ complexion made it stand out more.

“I stopped [eating so many carrots] because aesthetically I didn’t want to be the only orange person in photos,” she explained, which is fair enough.

Speaking about the condition, registered dietician Beth Czerwony, MS, RD, LD from Cleveland Clinic explained: “For most people, consuming 10-20 milligrams of beta-carotene can cause skin changes, which is equivalent to five medium-sized carrots a day,” fitting into the user’s estimated carrot intake.

She did also point out that you’d have to eat that much for weeks to see a change in skin colour.

Eva Rawlings Parker, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and she said of carotenemia: “Diet-associated carotenemia is technically a sign of beta-carotene toxicity, although it is generally considered a benign condition.

“In adults, it may be mistaken for more serious conditions such as jaundice—yellowing of the skin and eyes due to liver failure.”