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People are recommended to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day as part of a healthy diet.<\/p>\n
However, individuals should spare a thought for young Leo Barnett, as the poor kid turns orange if he overindulges in carrots. <\/p>\n
The kid suffers from hyper-beta carotenemia, which means he is unable to break down carotene found in orange-coloured fruit and veg.<\/p>\n
His mum Angie Barnett said: "He looks like someone from The Only Way Is Essex when they have overdone it on the fake tan."<\/p>\n
Because of Leo's condition – he is believed to be the only sufferer in the UK – he is on a strict diet and cauliflower is the only healthy produce he's allowed.<\/p>\n
The poor kid has to take vitamin A tablets to look after his immune system, while he could be in for some stick in school when he's older.<\/p>\n
Posted by Simon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Leo Barnett cannot break down carotene and so turns orange if he eats too many carrots. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lads-mag-for-armed-forces"],"yoast_head":"\n