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Your 20/20 diet for eye health: focus in on foods and supplements that may keep your eyes and vision at their peak.
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The thought of aging usually makes us worry about chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, not eye health. Yet, the growing prevalence of age-related eye diseases has brought them more into focus, coupled with the fact that a growing body of research points to a simple dietary prescription as a potential way to prevent vision loss.
It makes sense--the tissues of the eyes are susceptible to oxidative damage, just like tissues elsewhere in the body. And sunlight causes oxidative damage to the eye. Studies suggest that a diet rich in nutrients that have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties may help ...
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