Monday, February 1, 2010

Food for better Eye Sight

Eyes provides the visual sense to every human being. It is a gracious gift of God and we must take good care of it. So, here are some of the tips about food better for our EYE SIGHT-
  • Vitamin-A is needed for proper functioning of eyes.
  • It prevents eye disorders like night blindness, conjunctival xerosis, bitot's spots, corneal xerosis, keratomalacia.
  • It promote good eye sights.
  • Important food sources of Vitamin-A could be dark gren leafy vegetable, yellow orange colour fruits and some non-vegetable foods.

Examples:-

~ Amarants, spinach, coriander leaves, drumstick leaves, mint, radish leaves, pumkin, tomato.

~ Papaya, mango, apricot, orange.

~ Milk and milk products- butter, cow's ghee, skimmed milk powder.

~ Egg yolk, liver, fish oil.