How a pair of ‘veggie vitamins’ can help keep eye diseases at bay

If you’re like most of us and worry about fading vision, the authors of a new report have some advice. They suggest you start taking eye-saving supplements like lutein and zeaxanthin.

They found those can help reduce your risk of getting age-related macular degeneration or even needing cataract surgery.

If you prefer to get your eye vitamins from food, spinach is a good dietary source of both these nutrients. Significant levels are also present in dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, turnip greens, collards, dandelion greens, and mustard greens. And they can be either cooked, frozen, fresh or canned.

Smaller amounts are found in other veggies, such as cooked summer and winter squash, peas, yellow corn, beet greens, pumpkin, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, romaine and iceberg lettuce, asparagus and carrots.

But it’s not that easy to consume so many veggies every day. So by taking a supplement that contains these eye savers, you’ll know that you’re getting a good dose — even if you eat those foods regularly.

Sources:
“New report backs supplements for eye health” Engredea News & Analysis” May 1, 2014, newhope360.com