Carrots are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants that are good for your health, and it's possible that eating carrots may help to prevent cancer due to a special antioxidants such as falcarinol, beta-carotene, which your body can use to make vitamin A in, and carotenoid relatives like zeaxanthin and lutein. Eating a diet rich in these antioxidants may help to reduce your risk of cancer by preventing damage to the healthy cells of your body.
Additional Health Benefits of Carrots
You need vitamin A for normal vision because one form of vitamin A is concentrated in the retinas of your eyes. The carotenoids found in carrots may help to prevent the progression of macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly.
Since carrots are low in calories and a good source of fiber, they can help you lose weight if necessary - important because obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer.
