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July 29, 2008, 7:53 pm
Flag as Inappropriate 2Ronnies
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Orange Kids-Food and Drink
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I remember a few years ago hearing that Sunny delight, the juice drink was turning kids orange. The formula was changed and parents were warned to not over do it.
Apparently even too many carrots can do it. Have you ever seen this in action?
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July 30, 2008, 12:30 am
Flag as Inappropriate STP_champ says...
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Yes, my sister's son turned orange from eating too many carrots as a baby. It wasn't really noticable, I thought. I didn't hear about Sunny Delight doing that, but I don't think we have that in Canada.
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July 30, 2008, 12:36 am
Flag as Inappropriate Patty says...
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I have never heard of this! What causes it? Is it food dyes, or the beta carotene in the case of the carrots? I have heard too much beta carotene is not good.
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July 30, 2008, 4:48 am
Flag as Inappropriate Louise31 says...
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Any form of vitamin C can turn you orange, Including eating too many oranges.
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July 30, 2008, 6:02 am
Flag as Inappropriate smitty says...
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If turning orange is the only thing that happens and it is a reaction that isn't considered "unsafe" then it wouldn't bother me much unless I got to the color of a "Cheeto". I've never heard that too much beta carotene is bad for you. I wonder how much is "too much"?
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July 30, 2008, 9:40 am
Flag as Inappropriate ken7700 says...
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Turning orange I have never really heard this one, but I guess it is possible.
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July 30, 2008, 9:46 am
Flag as Inappropriate tjg0307 says...
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Wow, this is really interesting. I had not heard of this before now, either. My son used to eat a ton of carrots as a tiny baby, but I never noticed him turning orange!
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July 30, 2008, 2:22 pm
Flag as Inappropriate bubble says...
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How bizzare. I have not heard this one before. You must need to consume an awful lot of the product to actually turn orange!!!
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July 30, 2008, 4:07 pm
Flag as Inappropriate zebra says...
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In children its a matter of size. If a two year old eats a bag of carrots they have more orange per pound body weight than if an adult were to eat the same amount. For an adult you would have to practically eat only carrots all day by the bagful to turn orange. I never heard of Sunny D doing this and I agree, the children must have been consuming quite a bit to cause the change, not just the occasional glass.
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August 5, 2008, 4:44 am
Flag as Inappropriate Louise31 says...
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As said it is all to do with body mass a child would have to digest quite a small amount rather than an adult.
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