Highlights

• Beeturia: Eating beets can turn urine and stool red due to poorly absorbed red pigments. These pigments are harmless but can resemble blood, affecting about 1 in 10 people.
• Carotenemia: Excessive beta-carotene intake from foods like carrots can give skin an orange tint. It benignly accumulates in fatty layers of skin and reverses once intake decreases.
• Jaundice: Yellowing of skin and eyes due to bilirubin buildup, indicating liver or gallbladder issues, distinguishable from carotenemia by affecting whites of eyes and mouth.
• Chromhidrosis: A rare condition causing colored sweat due to ingested compounds like copper or dyes, sometimes reflecting underlying liver issues if bilirubin-related.
• Blue Sclera: A blue tint in the white part of the eyes indicates collagen-related conditions like brittle bone disease or genetic syndromes. These conditions are generally benign but warrant medical attention for underlying causes.