Carrots (Cooked)
Facilitate DNA repair; carrot juice reduces DNA damage
Vegetables
Active Compounds
Bioactive compounds found in Carrots (Cooked), based on research from longevity science.
- Carotenoids
Cooking increases bioavailability of carotenoids from carrots (Ghavami et al. 2012)
Source: How Not to Die
- Beta-carotene
Beta-carotene present in carrots
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
- Vitamin A
Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A and beta-carotene
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
Biological Mechanisms
How Carrots (Cooked) works at a cellular level.
- SupportsSupports Collagen Production
beta-carotene, which help promote healthy eyesight and regenerate damaged collagen, a protein essential to the skin's elasticity
Recipes with Carrots (Cooked)
Sources
- How Not to Age
- How Not to Die
- Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
- The Young Forever Cookbook
