We are what we eat and this is also true when maintaining good eye health. Eating foods that are low in saturated fats but high in vitamin A, C, D, E and Lutein will help project the delicate structures of the eyes. Eating a diet rich in green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, kale and broccoli, may slow down the progression of sight threatening conditions like AMD and cataracts. Brightly coloured fruit and vegetables such as oranges, carrots and peppers and eating nuts and oily fish may also slow down the onset of a number of eye conditions. Read more about diet and sight loss: http://www.visionmatters.org.uk/downloads/nutrition-and-the-eye.pdf
Obesity can contribute to vision loss, with exercise helping to reduce the risk of sight loss from narrowing or hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure and diabetes all of which contribute directly to sight threatening eye conditions like diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and stroke-related sight loss. For more information: http://www.visionmatters.org.uk/downloads/2006-SCI-008_Exercise_and_Eyesight.pdf
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