Consuming carrots isn't the best way to get the benefits of vitamin A. Learn more!
0:00 Introduction: Do carrots have a lot of vitamin A?
0:14 Pre-vitamin A vs. active vitamin A
1:32 Foods rich in vitamin A
2:07 Are carrots keto-friendly?
5:05 Learn more about fiber and insulin!
Which has more vitamin A: 40 pounds of carrots or three ounces of beef liver? It turns out that beef liver is a better source of vitamin A.
Carrots have a lot of pre-vitamin A, called beta-carotene. The active form of vitamin A is called retinol. Beta-carotene has to convert into retinol to become active, but the conversion rate isn’t very high.
The best sources of beta-carotene are plant-based, and the best sources of retinol are animal-based. To get the vitamin A your body needs, it’s important to consume animal sources that have the active form of vitamin A, retinol.
Foods high in vitamin A (retinol):
• Beef liver
• Cod liver and cod liver oil
• Egg yolk
• Butter
Beta-carotene is a great nutrient, but you can’t get all of the vitamin A benefits you need from beta-carotene.
So, what about carrots? Are carrots keto-friendly?
Carrots are higher on the glycemic index, but they have a lot of fiber, making the sugar less of a problem. So, yes, you can have carrots on keto. But keep in mind that carrot juice doesn’t have very much fiber and shouldn’t be consumed on the keto diet.
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38 responses to “Forget Getting ANY Vitamin A from Carrots”
Cod liver mixed with smoked sardines once a week. Vitamin D, A and O3’s among other nutrients are covered. You have taught me well, sir. 💪
@CuriousCat because he is wrong. I looked it up, and he is wrong. You go somewhere else, troll. 9m subs isn’t an argument for being right. What a muppet!
@Luke With liver.
@AminTheMystic lamb liver, calf liver, beef liver it’s all good!
Milk contains many vitamins like D and calcium but they don’t come from the grass that cows eat. The vitamins are produced by the intestinal bacteria of the cows. So we can hope that the intestinal bacteria in humans also produce vitamins.
Hopefully your sardines are not contaminated with mercury, or plastic from the ocean… ;(
Kai’s creative and entertaining, Glad he’s blown up to this extent
I just enjoyed some hippie chick carrot juice, made by my own hands and juicer, and wondered about just what you are speaking of. When I ate a Macrobiotic diet, carrots were a big no-no, so I wondered about the sugar content in the now, and low and behold, you answered it today….so, steamed carrots instead of the old school hippie chick carrot juice, I guess….lol. I’m still not eating meat, Doc, but thanks for all the intel on such a thing. Have a great week! 🌻
Thanks. Glad the information here about carrots helped you. Thanks for watching.
Hi Dr. Berg. Thanks for introducing me to cod liver! A store in my area recently starting selling it and it’s so delicious!
Plant foods do not contain bioavailable vitamin A (retinol, retinal and retinoic acid) in an any significant amount. They do however, contain pre-vitamin A carotenoids (chief among these being beta-carotene) The conversion rates of pre-vitamin A carotenoids are found to be quite low in adult humans (the average ranging from 2%-4%) and are highly contingent on the genetics, age, digestive health and overall health status of the subject. This is partly why cellular vitamin A deficiencies are so common throughout the undeveloped world. To compound this problem, we don’t really know how prevalent vitamin A deficiencies are in the developed world because testing methods (blood/serum samples) do not reflect cellular penetration. A tissue biopsy of various internal structures would be required to check for an underlying deficiency, if the symptoms of deficiency are present but the blood sample appears within normal range.
Futhermore, when it comes to supplementation, increasing dosage of pre-vitamin A carotenoids is ineffectual in correcting a deficiency as studies show a limited inverse relationship (an increase in beta-carotene intake results in lower uptake/conversion rates) The beta carotene absorption rate ranges from 5% to 65% in human beings (dependent upon variables like the particular plant food in question, preparation and meal pairing). This absorption doesn’t translate to conversion in a 1-to-1 ratio, so you’re already converting from a disadvantaged position.
Great post! I’ve been looking into cellular penetration of B12 vs blood serum levels… I’m interested in your sources on this. 🙏
“A summary of the major human studies that determined conversion factors for dietary β-carotene to retinol is presented here, and these data show that the conversion efficiency of dietary β-carotene to retinol is in the range of 3.6–28:1 by weight.”
I don’t think it’s low as 3% at least not for all people. In 2010 the recent estimate of the ratio was 12:1 so about 8% and some studies seem to suggest the rate depends on how much beta carotene one gets, so the ratio is first better and then adjusts when there is more of the stuff. It could be a mechanism where the conversion is high when most needed but when the dose increases and less is need, more is converted.
⚠️Doctor please talk about how beef liver has NEU5GC and chicken liver does not and if one should stay away from NEU5GC foods and please do a video on the best places to get a genetic test and how to read the test
Thank you 😊
Those are my questions, too!
The best sources of beta-carotene are plant-based, and the best sources of retinol are animal-based. To get the vitamin A your body needs, it’s important to consume animal sources that have the active form of vitamin A, retinol.
Foods high in vitamin A (retinol):
• Beef liver
• Cod liver and cod liver oil
• Egg yolk
• Butter
Beta-carotene is a great nutrient, but you can’t get all of the vitamin A benefits you need from beta-carotene.
Thank you Dr Berg!! 🐱👍🏿
@fidel catsro. Thank you very much.
Cod liver oil takes me back to my childhood
Never trust Fidel Castro! 😄
Grass fed butter?
@Enn Veeyes
What about steamed/cooked carrots? I have heard that cooking carrots has positive effects of nutrient value of carrots.
Congrats Dr Berg @ 9+ million subs. so well deserved. 10 million here we come~!
Thank you for this info. Because of one of your previous videos, I started making a once-a-week cod liver and smoked oyster pate to cover my Vit A and Omega-3 base. I now have some ideas on how to diversify my vitamin A sources. You’re helping me in so many ways, thanks again!
You’re very welcome!
Are you using cod liver powder, or fresh cod liver? Just wondering.
So many of us still remember all those tv commercials about “beta carotenes” in the ‘80’s – ‘90’s and that’s why we are falling for it, not looking for the next phase of vitamin A.
Thanks, doc Berg, the myth buster!
Thank you Dr Berg for such wonderful scientific information. This is useful information. I consume eggs and butter day basis am totally healthy and have no obese problem.
Wonderful! You’re very welcome.
I heard from a MD once, that the betacarrotine in carrots is most chemically similar to melanin in our hair and skin. Therefore eating a lot of carrots is like giving your body ammunition to fight off gray hair. The day of gray hair is coming for everyone, but eating lots of carrots will help your body push that day back.
Dr Berg you are a treasure to humanity, I hope you have arranged to have your library videos recycle daily should you leave this plain of existence, hopefully not for centuries.
Also, still hoping for a video reviewing the book ‘This is Your Brain On Birth Control ‘ or an interview with Sarah Hall.
Nah – I ate tons of carrots all through my 50’s and into my 60’s until I went low-carb 2 yrs ago. I’m just as gray as any average brunette.
Thank you so much for this interesting information, Dr Berg 🙏
Most welcome!
I love these videos where you have a setup with the actual foods. Even more interesting!
Good Morning Dr. Berg, thank you for the explanation on carrots, though I’m not a carrot-fan, I do eat a few raw sweetish ones with hummus and also like adding them in my beef and/or lamb stews as well as stocks and soups for that nice taste. 👍
My juicer has been gathering dust for several years since going keto and learning how important fiber is. I blend rather than juice my greens, cucumbers and occasionally an apple for a treat 🙂
“It could be a problem if I were eating a different way” is Dr. Bergs nice way of saying that a vegan diet would not work 😅.
Thank you immensely for clarifying so many myths and providing such useful information.
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