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2. Yellow eyes or skin (jaundice)

When your body breaks down old blood cells, one of the by-products created is a yellowish compound called “bilirubin.” While a healthy liver has no problem disposing of bilirubin, a diseased liver allows bilirubin to build up in your blood, which can turn your skin and eyes yellow, Wakim-Fleming explains. (Here are 10 things the color of your eyes can say about you.) This is jaundice. “Dark urine and light feces are also signs of jaundice,” she adds.