Why are carrots said to make you pleasant?

Why do carrots have the reputation of. making you pleasant? Well, children. often prefer candy to vegetables, as. you know. They sometimes make a face at. their plate of spinach or carrots. In. this situation, to encourage them to. eat, parents sometimes tell them that. carrots make you pleasant. Well, you. should know that this saying reportedly. appeared in England in the 1940s. following the habit owners had of. offering this vegetable to their. donkeys. Yes, as you know, these. animals are very stubborn. If they. refuse to move, no matter how hard you.

pull on their reins, they stay put. So, since they are fond of carrots, you. hold one out on the end of a stick and. off they go to grab the vegetable. They. suddenly seem to have become more. cooperative. So, one could naturally. get the impression that the carrots had. helped soften their character. But if, despite everything, they persisted in. their bad habits, one could revert to. the hard way. Hence the other. expression: the carrot or the stick. But as you know, a saying often hides a. kernel of truth, and that is the case.

for this one because, in fact, it seems. carrots really do make you pleasant. Yes. Why is that? Well, first they owe. it to the presence of a plant pigment. that gives them their orange color. Its. name: carotenoid. And consuming it. supposedly makes you more optimistic. American researchers observed this by. analyzing the blood composition of. 1,000 volunteers who consumed foods. containing carotenes. But that's not. all. The carrot contains between 6 and. 9%sugar, making it the sweetest.

vegetable. It therefore gives those who. eat it an energy that can make them see. life through rose-colored glasses. Moreover, it should be noted here that. carrots are not the only foods that. contain carotenes. They are also found. in spinach, apricots, mangoes, or. pumpkin. Finally, carrots are not only. good for your mood. They also stimulate. digestion, reduce the risk of. contracting certain cardiovascular. diseases, and prevent weight gain. That's it for this episode. If you. enjoyed it, know that I publish several. per day on my "Things to Know" podcasts.

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