An eye for details can save your eye ! (eye care)
December 9, 2007
The correlation between the prevention of eye disorders and good nutrition is absolute positive. Worldwide studies have indicated that food consumption that is rich in the five nutrients can help protect the eyes from various eye disorders
The five nutrients:
- Antioxidants, zeaxanthin and lutein
- Beta-carotene
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- Zinc
Most of the fruits and vegetables are rich in Vitamin C like oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, papaya and tomatoes. However Vitamin is a little difficult to source because it is not found in abundant quantities. Some of the good sources for Vitamin E would be vegetables oils, almonds, pecans, wheat germ and sunflower seeds.
Beta carotene is found in dark green leafy vegetables, deep yellow or orange fruits like orange carrots, mangoes, sweet potatoes cantaloupe, apricots, peaches) and vegetables and fortified cereals.
Zeaxanthin and lutein can be found in food sources like dark green leafy vegetables like spinach and broccoli, corn and peas.
Meat, liver, shellfish, milk, whole grains and wheat germ are excellent sources of zinc.
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