What is the most common expression eye health nutrition?
The answer - "carrot is good for your eyes."
Unfortunately, not many people can go beyond that which precedes and explain what eye health nutrition.
Leading cause of blindness are cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Treatment of cataract is usually expensive and for AMD surgery, treatment options are limited.
Prevention is always better than cure.It is important to understand the association of ocular health nutrients.
- Beta-carotene/carotenoids: 10,000 - 15, 000IU
- Vitamin A: 5, 000 - 10,000 IU
- The B vitamins:
- B1(25-50 mg)
- B2(25-100 mg)
- B3(50-100 mg)
- B5(50-100 mg),
- B6, B12 (1000-2000 micrograms - mcg)
- Biotin (100-300 mcg)
- Choline (50-100 mg)
- Folic acid (400-800 mcg)
- Inositol (150-300 mg)
- Calcium: 300-500 mg for men 600-1200mg for women
- Vitamin D: 100 - 400 mg
- Vitamin E: c: 2000-10000 mg
- Vitamin 400-800IUBoron: mg
- Chromium 1-5: 100 - 400 mcg
- Copper: 5mg
- Magnesium 1: 300-500 mg
- Manganese: 10 mg
- Selenium: 25-50 mcg
- Vanadyl sulfate: 25 mcg
- Zinc 10: 10 to 30 mg
