Comments on: Let us now praise Vitamin A… http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Dave http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531/comment-page-1#comment-15918 Dave Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:23:58 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531#comment-15918 Haha, I was just going to mention Demetri Martin. "Let's just skip to K and get out of here." Haha, I was just going to mention Demetri Martin.

“Let’s just skip to K and get out of here.”

]]> By: Amy http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531/comment-page-1#comment-15917 Amy Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:20:26 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531#comment-15917 Demetri Martin does a great set of jokes about vitamins and their names. So good. Demetri Martin does a great set of jokes about vitamins and their names. So good.

]]> By: Suma valluru http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531/comment-page-1#comment-15911 Suma valluru Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:54:35 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531#comment-15911 Ya, Vitamins are named according to the order of their discovery... cheers Suma valluru Ya,

Vitamins are named according to the order of their discovery…

cheers
Suma valluru

]]> By: Molly http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531/comment-page-1#comment-15895 Molly Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:00:42 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6531#comment-15895 I heard the "improved night vision" claim of Vitamin A is mostly a myth. During WWII, British fighter pilots began using radar, but didn't want the enemy to know they had the new technology. So, they spread the rumor that their increased accuracy at night was due to an increase in carrots in their diet. The story was somewhat believable because vitamin A is linked to vision - If you consume too little, it will affect your vision negatively. But, your eyes will not continue to get better the more vitamin A you consume. I heard the “improved night vision” claim of Vitamin A is mostly a myth. During WWII, British fighter pilots began using radar, but didn’t want the enemy to know they had the new technology. So, they spread the rumor that their increased accuracy at night was due to an increase in carrots in their diet. The story was somewhat believable because vitamin A is linked to vision – If you consume too little, it will affect your vision negatively. But, your eyes will not continue to get better the more vitamin A you consume.

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