Eat to Improve Vision

Strawberries

Maintaining your eyesight can be as easy (and tasty) as enhancing your diet. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends adding these foods to your menu.

  • Nutrient-rich kale can offer protection against sunlight damage, cataracts, and macular degeneration.
  • Sweet potatoes, an excellent source of beta carotene, may lower the risk of macular degeneration.
  • Vitamin C-rich strawberries may protect against cataracts.
  • Salmon, loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, can soothe dry eyes and reduce the risk of macular degeneration.
  • Antioxidant-laden green tea appears to protect against macular degeneration and cataracts.
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“Health Tip: Eat Right for Healthier Sight” by Diana Kohnle, MedlinePlus, www.nlm.nih/gov/medlineplus, 5/28/13