We eat what we are
Issue 16: On the profound relationships between the foods we eat and our identities; remembering Anthony Bourdain; and helping during emergencies on the subway and the fairground.
Have you heard that people can turn orange if they eat too many carrots?
It’s true. Beta-carotene, the pigment in carrots (as well as mangos, apricots, and sweet potatoes), is normally converted to vitamin A. But when it’s ingested at high levels, the body can’t break it down fast enough, so the pigment stays in the bloodstream and collects in the skin. …
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