Ten-month old baby Gabe loves to eat pureed sweet potatoes,squash,and carrots.Recently,Gabe's mother noticed that his skin had a yellow color,particularly his cheeks and hands.The yellowing of the skin Gabe has experienced is likely ________.

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The yellow color of the skin is likely due to carotenemia, which is caused by excess consumption of carotenoids found in foods such as sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots. Rickets is a bone disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, pellagra is a skin and nerve disorder caused by a deficiency of niacin, and retinosis is not a recognized medical condition.

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