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Many a times, we are told that Vitamin C is highly beneficial for the health of our eyes. But do we exactly know what form of Vitamin C we must consume? Yeah, weu2019re kinda dicey on that part, arenu2019t we!
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Dr. Kondrot Answers: SUPPLEMENTAL OR FOOD ITEMS WHATMUSTBEPREFERREDFORCONSUMINGVITAMINC? RELATIONSHIP OF VITAMIN C AND CATARACTS INTRODUCTION Manyatimes, wearetoldthatVitaminCishighlybeneficialforthehealthofoureyes. But doweexactlyknowwhatformofVitaminCwemustconsume? Yeah, we’rekindadicey onthatpart, aren’twe! JusttobefirmaboutwhatformofvitaminCmustbepreferred; supplementalorfood based! WeaskedoureyespecialistDr. Kondrottoansweritforusandhere’swhathehas tosayaboutit. Therewasastudypublishedin ophthalmologythatdefinitelyshowed aninverseassociationwithvitaminC andcataractsinolderpeople. What dowemeanbyaninverse relationship? Thatmeansthemore vitaminCyoutake, theloweryour chancesareofdevelopingacataract. Itgetsevenmoreinteresting. That doesn’tmeanyouhavetostarttoload uponoralvitaminCorstarttaking vitaminCpills. Therewasanother studydoneintheJournalof Ophthalmologypublishedin2016. Thisstudylookedatover1,000pairsof Britishfemaletwinsandfoundthat thosewhotookhighamountsof vitaminCintheirdiet – notcapsules orpills – hadaone-thirdlowerriskof cataractovera10-yearperiod. That meansthatgettingvitaminCvia supplementsdidnotappearto reducetherisk. Itseemstobevitamin Cinyourfood. Aftergoingthroughthisstudy, Ikind ofpanickedbecauseIdon’treallylike citrusfruits. I’mnotabigfruiteater. Mywifelovesguava, oranges, and strawberries, allthefoodsthatare highinvitaminC. Ilovemypeppers andtomatosauce. Ifoundthatthere’s actuallymorevitaminCinbell peppersthaninoranges. I’vegot myselfcovered. IloveItalianfoodwith tomatosauceandbellpeppers, and thesearesomeofthefoodsthatare highinvitaminC. Itseemsthatyou needyourvitaminCinfood, not supplementalvitaminC. ManyofyoumayhaveheardofnationalAREDSstudythatlookedatvitaminsincoincidence ofmaculardegeneration. Coincidingwiththestudy, theyalsolookedattakingvitaminCand cataracts, andtheydidnotfindanyrelationshipinthereductionofcataractsbytakingoral vitaminC. ItseemsliketakingvitaminCinourfoodisthekeytoreducingtheincidenceof cataracts. Aftergoingthroughthisstudy, IkindofpanickedbecauseIdon’treallylikecitrusfruits. I’mnot abigfruiteater. Mywifelovesguava, oranges, andstrawberries, allthefoodsthatarehighin vitaminC. Ilovemypeppersandtomatosauce. Ifoundthatthere’sactuallymorevitaminCin bellpeppersthaninoranges. I’vegotmyselfcovered. IloveItalianfoodwithtomatosauceand bellpeppers, andthesearesomeofthefoodsthatarehighinvitaminC. Itseemsthatyou needyourvitaminCinfood, notsupplementalvitaminC. ManyofyoumayhaveheardofnationalAREDSstudythatlookedatvitaminsincoincidence ofmaculardegeneration. Coincidingwiththestudy, theyalsolookedattakingvitaminCand cataracts, andtheydidnotfindanyrelationshipinthereductionofcataractsbytakingoral vitaminC. ItseemsliketakingvitaminCinourfoodisthekeytoreducingtheincidenceof cataracts.
Thisstudyalsoindicatedthat65percentofthecauseofcataractsappearstobenutritionaland30percentorsogenetic. Thatmeans thatifyouhaveastrongfamilyhistoryofcataracts, youcankindofchangetheoutcomebyreallyfocusingonyourdiet. OnbeingaskedabouthisviewsonVitaminC, Dr. Kondrotsaid, “I’vealwaysbeenabigadvocateofalwayslookingatgood, healthy nutritionfirst. Colorfulfruitsandvegetables, foodsthatarehighinvitaminC, organic, rawfoodsarethethingsyouhavetoeattokeep youreyeshealthy.” Strongstudiesindicatethatthisisthewaytogointermsofreducingtheincidenceofcataracts. LookatfoodsthathaveahighcontentofvitaminC. Theseareallyourcitrusfruitslikestrawberries, guava, andmangos. Interestingly, bell peppers, jalapenopeppers, tomatoes, kale, andbroccoliarealsointhatlistoftop10orsofoods. VitaminCinyourfoodseemstobethe keytoreversingtheincidenceofcataracts. L E A R N M O R E A B O U T H O W V I T A M I N C I S Y O U R C U R E Duringalotofmymissionarywork, it’sshockingtoseetheincidenceofadvancedcataractsinyoungindividuals. Clearly, Ithinkit’s relatedtonutritionaldeficiency. WeneedtolookatfoodsthathaveahighercontentofvitaminC. Forthoseofyouwhoareinterestedlearningmore, Dr. ThomasLevy, whoisanalternativecardiologist, wroteanexcellentbookon vitaminC. Hefeelsverystronglythatmanydiseaseswe’refacedwithinoursocietyareduetovitaminCdeficiency. Thoseinclude cardiovasculardisease, periodontaldisease, andcataracts. Thehumanlensoftheeyeiscomposedofalotofcollagen, soitmakessense. WhenyouhaveatotalvitaminCdeficiencycalledscurvy, youhaveabreakdowninthecollagen. Thisiswhathappens, Ibelieve, inthecataracts. IncreasingthevitaminClevelsinyourbodyisone waytoreducetheincidenceofcataracts. Resource : https://www.healingtheeye.com/dr-kondrot-answers-supplemental-or-food-items-what-must-be-preferred-for-consuming-vitamin-c/