Benefits: May protect against night blindness and dry eyes.
Food sources: Carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, kale, butternut squash.
Benefits: May protect against cataracts and macular degeneration.
Food sources: tea, red wine, citrus fruits, bilberries, blueberries, cherries, legumes, soy products.
Benefits: May prevent cataracts and macular degeneration
Food sources: Spinach, kale, turnip greens, collard greens, squash.
Benefits: May help prevent macular degeneration (AMD) and dry eyes.
Food sources: Cold-water fish such as salmon, mackerel and herring; flaxseed oil and fish oil; ground flaxseeds and walnuts.
Benefits: When combined with carotenoids and vitamins C and E, may reduce risk of advanced AMD.
Food sources: Seafood (shrimp, crab, salmon, halibut); Brazil nuts; enriched noodles; brown rice.
Benefits: May protect against night blindness and dry eyes.
Food sources: Beef or chicken liver, cod liver oil, eggs, butter, milk.
Benefits: May reduce the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.
Food sources: Sweet peppers (red or green), kale, strawberries, broccoli, oranges, cantaloupe.
Benefits: When combined with carotenoids and vitamin C, may reduce the risk of advanced AMD.
Food sources: almonds, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts.
Benefits: Helps vitamin A reduce the risk of night blindness; may play a role in reducing risk of advanced AMD.
Food sources: Oysters; beef, Dungeness crab, turkey (dark meat).