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06.05.10: Food For Healthy Eyes
Increasing consumption of green, leafy vegetables, in particular spinach and kale, may decrease the risk of developing age - related macular degeneration. A possibly lower risk for macular degeneration was also suggested among people who had a higher intake of foods containing vitamin C.
Almost 900 individuals and found that those who ate more foods rich in specific carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin), which are pigments in fruits and vegetables, had a 43 per cent lower risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Corn, orange peppers, red grapes, kiwi fruit, orange juice, courgettes and other marrows are also good sources of the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin. People who ate more fibre from breads and cereals had less severe cataracts. It was also found that people who took a vitamin supplement had a 40 per cent lower risk of developing cataracts.
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