Comments by "Iain Mc" (@iainmc9859) on "Do Blue Eyes See Better in the DARK..." video.

The eating carrots to see in the dark is a British WWII disinformation/propaganda project. The government got night fighter pilots to extol eating carrots to be able to see better in the dark and shoot down German aircraft. The object of this was two fold, to encourage people to eat carrots, which we had plenty of (we had limited un-rationed snack items) and most importantly to cover up the fact that we had a good radar system that could spot German aircraft at night. The advertising campaign didn't last that long but it left a mark on the British psyche that remains to this day. Unfortunately the truth is you'd have to eat so many carrots you'd turn orange before it had any real effect on your eyesight. The boring answer to better eyesight is a balanced diet and staying hydrated ... and not getting old !
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@celtichistorydecoded Higher levels of Vitamin A in offal and fish, neither of which were rationed during WWII. I suspect it was the sugar hit from carrots that did have a 'feel good' effect, as sugar from the colonies had effectively ceased. I'm sure they knew of sugar beet but it's an energy wasteful process to mash it (like beer) ... and stinks; as anyone driving past Bury St Edmunds will tell you, might explain why East Anglian beer tastes like dishwater. Probably more efficient to feed livestock on it. The history of rationing is fascinating.
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