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{"canonicalPath":"/v/eating-carrots-gives-you-night-1o5zh","receipt":{"challengePrompt":"Counter-check this FactPage result with primary medical or nutrition evidence showing that carrots improve night vision in people who are not vitamin-A deficient.","claim":"Eating carrots gives you night vision.","confidence":"High","createdAt":"2026-06-18T11:10:57.575Z","kicker":"Carrots support normal vision, but they do not give people special night vision.","paidAt":"2026-06-18T11:10:57.573Z","reasons":[{"body":"Carrots contain beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A. Vitamin A is needed for the retina to function, especially in low light.","stance":"supports","title":"Vitamin A matters for low-light sight"},{"body":"The claim overstates the effect. In people who already get enough vitamin A, eating extra carrots does not create enhanced night vision or let someone see in darkness.","stance":"weakens","title":"No superpower effect in well-fed people"},{"body":"The real medical link is deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness, and correcting the deficiency can improve it. That is different from carrots giving night vision to everyone.","stance":"context","title":"Deficiency is the key condition"}],"score":32,"shareLine":"FactPage check: TWISTED — carrots help prevent vitamin-A-related night blindness, but they do not give you night vision.","slug":"eating-carrots-gives-you-night-1o5zh","sources":[{"publisher":"NIH Office of Dietary Supplements","title":"Vitamin A Fact Sheet","url":"https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional/","usedFor":"Explains vitamin A's role in vision and deficiency effects."},{"publisher":"American Academy of Ophthalmology","title":"Carrots and Vision","url":"https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/carrots-vision","usedFor":"Explains why carrots do not improve vision beyond normal levels."},{"publisher":"World Health Organization","title":"Vitamin A Deficiency","url":null,"usedFor":"Background on vitamin A deficiency as a cause of preventable night blindness and eye disease."}],"summary":"The claim is misleading. Carrots are a source of beta-carotene, which helps the body make vitamin A, and vitamin A is necessary for normal low-light vision. But eating carrots does not grant enhanced night vision unless a vitamin-A deficiency is being corrected.","vaultCategory":"Internet","verdict":"MISLEADING"},"type":"factpage.receipt","version":"fp-receipt-v1"}