The cheap vegetable that could save your life

Next time you find yourself looking for a healthy snack, skip the apple and grab a handful of carrots. According to a new study, eating some baby carrots just three times a week significantly increases skin carotenoids.

Carotenoids are phytonutrients (chemicals which occur naturally in plants) responsible for the red, orange, and yellow colour of many fruit and vegetables like grapefruit, carrots, bell peppers, tomato, and pumpkin.

The Telegraph London