Study: This Vegetable Has Some Eye-Opening Benefits

Did you roll your eyes when your parents told you carrots are good for your vision? Turns out they were probably right.  Carrots are high in nutrients called, appropriately enough, carotenoids. It's what gives them their orange hue, but they also give color to dark leafy greens, like spinach and kale. Why are we telling you this? Because a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston has shown that carotenoids have some eye-opening benefits. After looking at more than 100,000 people over 25 years, researchers found they were 40 percent less likely to suffer from a common cause of vision loss if their diets were high in carotenoids.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Study: This Vegetable Has Some Eye-Opening Benefits Did you roll your eyes when your parents told you carrots are good for your vision? Turns out they were probably right.  Carrots are high in nutrients called, appropriately enough, carotenoids. It’s what gives them their orange hue, but they also give color to dark leafy greens, like spinach and kale. Why are we telling you this? Because a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston has shown that carotenoids have some eye-opening benefits. After looking at more than 100,000 people over 25 years, researchers found they were 40 percent less likely to suffer from a common cause of vision loss if their diets were high in carotenoids. Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health 8 Foods That Are Great for Your Eyes READ NOW 7 Eye-Opening Benefits of Pumpkins    READ NOW The Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair    READ NOW How to Tell If You're Getting Enough – Or Too Much – Vitamin A    READ NOW Trending Now • Study Reveals Women Lose Fat More Than Men • When Should I Worry About Passing Too Much Gas? • Minorities Have Higher Stroke Rates • How to Take Charge of Your Asthma • What Condom Size Do I Need? • How to Make Tasty Chia Seed Energy Bites • Does the Vagina Really Atrophy After Menopause? Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.