Leafy greens are so good for us, but many people refuse to eat them. There are many ways to incorporate them into your diet and here's another good reason to do so. Leafy greens are good for eye health. Too often we neglect to think about eye health until we experience a problem. Our eyes need to be healthy as almost everything we do involves our eyes. Leafy greens such as turnip greens, spinach, and kale are rich in lutein. Lutein is an antioxidant that is thought to protect eye tissue from sun damage and reduce our risk for age-related macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in older persons. Studies have shown that as little as 6mg of lutein per day lowers one's risk of macular degeneration. If you do not like to eat leafy greens consider adding spinach leaves to sandwiches, adding greens to smoothies, soups, casseroles, etc. However, you choose to use them, just make sure to include them in your diet regularly.
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