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Favorite Foods For Optimal Eye Health

January 2, 2020

In terms of healthy aging, it’s crucial to protect our eyes—vision is especially vulnerable to degeneration as we age. That’s why it’s important to incorporate eye care into our wellness routine. I spoke to mindbodygreen about the best foods for better eye health (yes, the list includes carrots!).

Antioxidant-rich foods have been shown to reduce the risk of macular degeneration, says Feller. “It’s not going to be the end-all, be-all,” she notes. “But it slows the progression of some of those diseases.”

Specifically, she mentions lutein and zeaxanthin as the star antioxidants for eye health. Studies have shown that these two antioxidants can reduce the risk of cataracts, age-related macular decline, and other chronic eye diseases. Even better, these antioxidants can be found in local supermarket favorites—spinach, corn, broccoli, and eggs, to name a select few.

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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