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2006-09-22 18:42:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events Other - News & Events

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Vitamin A and Carotenoids: Antioxidants for Sight
Carotenoids give carrots their orange color. You can find them in many red, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables, as well as in green, leafy vegetables (which are a great source of the carotenoid lutein). Find out how they're linked to blindness, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Vitamin C and Bioflavonoids: The Batman and Robin of Eye Health
Ever-popular vitamin C may reduce your risk of glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration. Bioflavonoids help your body to absorb vitamin C and sometimes work as antioxidants themselves. Learn which common fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C and bioflavonoids.

2006-09-22 18:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by Alen 4 · 0 0

Vitamin A

2006-09-22 18:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by almond flakes 2 · 0 0

Vitamin A : Improves night vision. Food Source for vitamin A is dark green leafy vegetables, carrots, spinach, broccoli, eggs, cheese and butter are also great sources.

Vitamin B complex is good to reduce redness in eyes and can help eyes that are sensitive to light. Food Sources for vitamins B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B6 (pyridoxine), B12 (cobalamin): pastas, breads, milk, dark green vegetables, mushrooms, tuna, nuts, avocados, bananas, liver.

Carotene allows the formation of visual purple in the eyes, which helps improve weak eyes. A good source of carotene is: carrots, broccoli, cabbage and peas.

2006-09-22 18:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by ggurl 2 · 0 0

Beta Carotene, Vitamin E, All the B vitamins, Lutine, there isn't just one vitamin that helps the eyes but these are some of the main ones

2006-09-22 19:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by jimdan2000 4 · 0 0

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Vitamin A and Carotenoids: Antioxidants for Sight
Carotenoids give carrots their orange color. You can find them in many red, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables, as well as in green, leafy vegetables (which are a great source of the carotenoid lutein). Find out how they're linked to blindness, cataracts and macular degeneration.

Vitamin C and Bioflavonoids: The Batman and Robin of Eye Health
Ever-popular vitamin C may reduce your risk of glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration. Bioflavonoids help your body to absorb vitamin C and sometimes work as antioxidants themselves. Learn which common fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C and bioflavonoids.

Vitamin E and Minerals: Nutrition from Nuts
Like vitamins A and C, vitamin E may reduce your risk of cataracts and macular degeneration. The minerals selenium and zinc help your body to absorb antioxidant vitamins and may have their own protective effects as well.

2006-09-22 18:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by mallimalar_2000 7 · 2 0

Every vitamin is important for eyesight, but you need vitamin a above all else. People have gone blind due to vitamin A defeiciency.

2006-09-22 18:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Beta carotene (Vitamin A)? Unless they've changed it... Like they do everything else... "Peanuts are good for you..." "Oh wait a second, they're bad..." "Hallelujah, peanuts ARE good for you!" "Uh...you might want to hold off on peanuts..." @_@

2006-09-22 18:45:47 · answer #7 · answered by geode finder 2 · 0 0

vitamin e is essential for the eyes.

2006-09-22 18:46:00 · answer #8 · answered by crest404 2 · 0 0

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2006-09-22 18:49:34 · answer #9 · answered by thought 4 · 0 0

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