Vitamins are among the needs of the human body, but vitamins A, C and E are key for eye health. In addition, B vitamins and other nutrients are also beneficial for the eyes.
Vitamin deficiencies can lead to certain eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Research shows that certain vitamin and mineral supplements can help or slow the development of these diseases.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is essential for good vision. Vitamin A is a component of the protein rhodopsin, which helps the eyes see even in low light.
Sweet potatoes, carrots, red capsicum, pumpkin and squash are excellent sources of vitamin A.
Vitamin E
Alpha-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E, has particularly powerful antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help fight the negative radicals in the body that can damage the proteins inside the eye. This damage can result in cataracts.
Vitamin E can be obtained from almonds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, soybeans or soybean oil, corn, canola oil, and asparagus.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C also plays an important role in eye health, protecting it from damage caused by ultraviolet rays. Although the concentration of vitamin C in the eyes decreases with age, this loss can be compensated by a diet rich in vitamin C.
Oranges or their juice, broccoli, blackberries and grapefruit juice are good sources of vitamin C.
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