mostlylurking
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You appear to be saying that one can assume that the vitamin A levels are adequate in people who are orange (from beta carotene). I am trying to show you that hypothyroid people become orange (from beta carotene) because they cannot convert beta carotene into vitamin A. If the conversion is blocked due to hypothyroidism the orange color of the skin does NOT give any reassurance that there is enough vitamin A; all the orange color shows is that there is an over abundance of beta carotene.Not seeing any vitamin A deficiency symptoms like night blindness, dry eyes, xerophthalmia etc.
I think you are arguing against something I am not saying.
Here is a video (set to start at the pertinent part) that explains; please watch, it's less than a minute long:
View: https://youtu.be/DuCcAwKnA7Y?t=650
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