Why is Nutrition Important for eye Health?

Antiox­i­dants, such as Vit­a­min E, Vit­a­min C and oth­er impor­tant nutri­ents, have been shown to have a pos­i­tive effect on eye health and reduc­ing cer­tain con­di­tions. For instance, Omega — 3 essen­tial fat­ty acids can help to alle­vi­ate symp­toms of Dry Eye syn­drome. Cer­tain vit­a­mins and min­er­als have also been shown to be essen­tial for good vision.

How Does Nutrition Affect the Eyes?

Busy lifestyles and long work­ing hours can put a strain on our eyes and mean we often don’t eat as well as we should. Poor diet and nutri­tion is a risk fac­tor for com­mon con­di­tions, such as Dry Eye. In par­tic­u­lar, lack of Vit­a­min D has been linked with eye dis­eases such as Age-relat­ed Mac­u­lar Degen­er­a­tion (AMD).

How to Support eye Health

Eat­ing a healthy bal­anced diet and con­trol­ling your weight not only helps to main­tain your gen­er­al health but can also help pre­vent con­di­tions such as high blood pres­sure, Type 2 dia­betes, heart dis­ease, stroke and some can­cers. Evi­dence sug­gests that a diet rich in fruit and veg­eta­bles can help to keep your eyes as healthy as they can be. When suf­fi­cient nutri­ents can’t be obtained from your diet, spe­cial­ly for­mu­lat­ed sup­ple­ments can help.

Dietary sup­ple­ments are not a sub­sti­tute for a healthy, bal­anced diet. Peo­ple who are tak­ing any med­ica­tion or are preg­nant or breast­feed­ing should always seek pro­fes­sion­al advice before tak­ing any dietary supplements.