A diet high in certain vegetables may be beneficial.
The question: Might eating foods rich in nutrients believed beneficial to the eyes offer protection from cataracts?
This study analyzed data on 35,551 women ages 45 and older who did not have cataracts. During the next 10 years, 2,031 developed them.
Those who took in the most vitamin E through foods or supplements or both were 14 percent less likely to have cataracts than those who consumed the least. Women who took in the most lutein and zeaxanthin — compounds found in yellow and dark, leafy vegetables — had an 18 percent lower likelihood of having cataracts than those who took in the least of these compounds. Continue Reading…
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