Eye Health Guide
This eye health guide ties together general nutrition and vision. The severe visual impairments that can cause blindness such as macular degeneration are tied to diet. People who regular consumed a diet high in vegetables such as spinach, collard greens and other greens had a 43 percent reduction in the risk of macular degeneration.
Cataracts risk was also reduced with a diet high in plant foods. Both these conditions are on the rise. They expect that the number of people showing signs of macular degeneration to triple by the year 2025. These conditions are age related, and that is why diet and lifestyle considerations are so important.
