The Best Vitamins And Nutrients For Eye Health

Here are some of the essential vitamins and nutrients needed to ward off eye disease, and the foods which contain them:

Vitamin A and beta carotene

• sweet potato
• carrots
• red pepper
• pumpkin
• squash

Vitamin E

• almonds
• sunflower seeds
• peanuts
• safflower oil
• soybean, corn, and wheat germ oil
• asparagus

Vitamin C

• oranges and orange juice
• broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• blackberries
• grapefruit juice

B vitamins

• Vitamin B1 (thiamine) beans, lentils, pork, fish, green peas, yogurt
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) beef, oats, yogurt, milk, clams, mushrooms, almonds
• Vitamin B3 (niacin) beef liver, chicken, salmon and tuna, brown and white rice, peanuts
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) chickpeas, dark leafy greens, poultry, beef liver, salmon, and tuna
• Vitamin B9 (folic acid) dark leafy greens, peanuts, beans, seafood, sunflower seeds, eggs
• Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) fish, liver, red meat, poultry, eggs

Lutein and zeaxanthin

• egg yolks
• corn
• asparagus
• broccoli
• lettuce
• peas
• kale
• spinach

Zinc

• seafood, such as oysters, crab, and lobster
• turkey
• beans
• chickpeas
• nuts
• pumpkin seeds
• whole grains
• milk
• fortified cereals

Omega-3 fatty acids

• oily fish, such as sardines, tuna, and herring
• flaxseed
• walnuts
• chia seeds

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