Improving My Eyesight

Here’s a short article about the benefits of green tea… it contains essential nutrients that promote healthier eyesight.

A new study suggests drinking green tea may help protect the eyes from glaucoma and other eye diseases.

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong analyzed the eye tissue of laboratory rats that were fed green tea. They found that the eye structures absorbed powerful antioxidants in the beverage called catechins.

The effects of green tea catechins in reducing harmful oxidative stress in the eye lasted for up to 20 hours, according to the report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

“Our results indicate that green tea consumption could benefit the eye against oxidative stress,” the report concluded.

The study’s authors say that the catechins in green tea are among a number of antioxidants thought capable of protecting the eye. Those include vitamin C, vitamin E, lutein and zeaxanthin. Until now, however, nobody knew if the catechins in green tea actually passed from the stomach and gastrointestinal tract into the tissues of the eye.

Green tea is also believed to be beneficial for reducing the risk of other illnesses including certain cancers, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, depression and infection.

This article is courtesy The Rebuild Your Vision Program.

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