Sunday, January 31, 2010

Leafy Greens Save Eyesight

For decades grandmas have been telling their grandchildren to eat their vegetables. Now an analysis from the University of Georgia shows that a diet rich in green leafy vegetables may help prevent age-related eye problems such as cataracts and macular degeneration. Foods like kale, spinach and collard greens are rich in nutrients like lutein and zeaxanthin. Such carotenoids seem to play a special role in visual performance.

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