Eating 1 cup of chopped carrots provides you with 10,605 micrograms of vitamin A, which is far more than the 900 micrograms required daily for men or 700 micrograms for women, according to the Linus Pauling Institute.
Rare exceptions are usually the result of a secondary factor, such as excess fluid around the brain (hydrocephalus). The most common cause of dwarfism is a disorder called achondroplasia, which causes disproportionately short stature. This disorder usually results in the following: 1  An average-size trunk.
Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of bone growth. It affects 1 in 25,000 live births and occurs equally in both sexes and all races. Affected individuals have short arms and legs with a normal torso size. The head is usually large, sometimes due to hydrocephalus, and the forehead is prominent.chondroplasia is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of bone growth. It affects 1 in 25,000 live births and occurs equally in both sexes and all races. Affected individuals have short arms and legs with a normal torso size. The head is usually large, sometimes due to hydrocephalus, and the forehead is prominent.