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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Can Cataract be prevented???

Researchers have just completed a study proving that people whose diets had lots of lutein, zeaxanthin and Vitamin E had a much lower chance of developing cataracts.
A cataract is the name used when the lens inside your eyeball becomes clouded and yellowed, which reduces vision and requires surgical correction. It has been long believed that cataracts were unavoidable.
The researchers found that high intake of the two carotenoids Lutein & Zeaxanthin reduced the risk of cataracts by 18 percent, while vitamin E was associated with a 14 percent reduction!
The study adds to growing results supporting the role of lutein and zeaxanthin for eye health, with the majority supporting their role against age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness for people over the age of 55.
Dietary sources of Lutein and Zeaxanthin: Lutein and zeaxanthin is abundant in a number of yellow/orange fruits and vegetables such as mango, papaya, peaches, prunes, acorn squash, winter squash, and oranges. Egg yolks are the richest source and also contain a large amount of zeaxanthin.