Eyes Nutrition - Eating rainbow for nutrients
Eat the Rainbow for that Healthy Eyes We all are aware how nutrition is essential for human health and eyes are no exception. What you eat will definitely affect how you see! The most common vision problems include cataracts—clouding in the lens of the eye, age-related macular degeneration (AMD)—which causes vision loss in the macula, the part of the eye that controls central vision, glaucoma - damage to the eyes optic nerves, and dryness of the eyes, all of which can further deteriorate to irreversible blindness. Certain nutrients present in your food are vital in preventing these diseases and maintaining the health of your eyes. Nutrients and Eye Health A variety of different antioxidants present in food keeps the eyes healthy which includes Lutein, zeaxanthin, and lycopene are carotenoid pigments that act as strong antioxidants, a natural protector of the eye from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sunlight. Anthocyanin g...