According to an article published  in Smithsonian Magazine written by  

根據

K. Annabelle Smith, the widely believed  notion that eating carrots enhances night  

安娜貝爾史密斯（K. Annabelle Smith）在《史密森尼雜誌》上發表的一篇文章，人們普遍認為吃胡蘿蔔可以增強夜視

vision is largely a myth popularized by a  British World War II propaganda campaign.

能力，這在很大程度上是英國二戰宣傳活動中流行的一個神話。

Although carrots are rich in Vitamin A, which  is essential for eye health, and a study from  

儘管胡蘿蔔富含對眼睛健康至關重要的維生素 A，而且

Johns Hopkins in 1998 indicated that vitamin  A supplements could reverse poor vision in  

約翰霍普金斯大學 1998 年的一項研究表明，維生素 A 補充劑可以逆轉維生素 A

those with a deficiency, the vegetable's  abilities have been notably exaggerated.

缺乏症患者的視力不良，但這種蔬菜的能力被明顯誇大了。

During WWII, the British government  spread the belief that carrots could  

在第二次世界大戰期間，英國政府傳播了一種信念，即胡蘿蔔可以

help people see in the dark  as a misdirection tactic.

幫助人們在黑暗中看到東西，這是一種誤導策略。

The Royal Air Force (RAF) had developed a new  radar technology, the Airborne Interception  

英國皇家空軍 (RAF) 開發了一種新的雷達技術，即機載攔截

Radar (AI), which allowed them to locate enemy  bombers before they reached the English Channel.

雷達 (AI)，使他們能夠在敵方轟炸機到達英吉利海峽之前對其進行定位。

To keep this technology secret and perhaps  mislead German forces, the Ministry of Information  

為了對這項技術保密，並可能誤導德國軍隊，資訊部

promulgated the idea that RAF pilots, like John  Cunningham who was known for his exceptional  

公佈了這樣的想法：英國皇家空軍飛行員，例如以卓越的

night-flying abilities, were consuming large  amounts of carrots to enhance their night vision.

夜間飛行能力而聞名的約翰·坎寧安，正在食用大量的胡蘿蔔來增強他們的夜視能力。

This idea was so widely publicized that  not only did it infiltrate public belief  

這個想法被廣泛傳播，不僅

during the wartime period, but  it also lingered long afterward,  

在戰時滲透到公眾的信仰中，而且在戰後很長一段時間內一直存在，

developing into the common belief that  carrots are a sort of superfood for eyesight.

發展成為一種普遍的信念，即胡蘿蔔是一種超級視力食品。

While it's true that a lack of Vitamin A (which  carrots are rich in) can lead to impaired night  

雖然缺乏維生素 A（胡蘿蔔富含維生素 A）確實會導致夜視能力受損

vision, the narrative that excess consumption  could provide almost superhuman abilities to see  

，但過量食用可以提供近乎超人的 黑暗視力 的說法

in the dark was a clever exaggeration utilized  for strategic misdirection during the war.

卻是一種巧妙的誇張，在戰爭期間用於戰略誤導。

During this time, with resources like  sugar and other food items becoming  

在此期間，由於德國的封鎖，糖和其他食物等資源變得

scarce due to German blockades,  the British government encouraged  

稀缺，英國政府鼓勵

citizens to be self-sustaining and to  consume surplus vegetables like carrots.

公民自給自足，並消費胡蘿蔔等剩餘蔬菜。

Campaigns and characters like "Dr.  Carrot" and "Potato Pete" were introduced,  

推出了“胡蘿蔔博士”和“土豆皮特”等活動和人物，

advocating for the consumption of these  vegetables and spreading alternative  

提倡食用這些蔬菜，並傳播

recipes utilizing them as sugar  substitutes in a variety of dishes.

在各種菜餚中使用它們作為糖替代品的替代食譜。

Although this myth of carrots improving night  vision is still widely believed today, it is  

儘管胡蘿蔔改善夜視能力的神話至今仍被廣泛相信，但必須

essential to recognize its origin as a tool of  wartime propaganda and not as a scientific fact.

認識到它的起源是戰時宣傳工具，而不是科學事實。

While carrots do play a role in maintaining  eye health due to their Vitamin A content,  

雖然胡蘿蔔由於含有維生素 A，確實在維護眼睛健康方面發揮作用，但

their supposed night-vision superpowers were an  exaggeration meant to protect a military secret.

它們所謂的夜視超能力是為了保護軍事機密而誇大其詞。