Strawberries for Healthy Eyes

Strawberries are helpful for healthy eyes because they're packed with vitamin C, and they also offer folate (a B vitamin), fiber, and an array of phytochemicals, some of which may help to prevent cancer.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant, and your body needs it to make connective tissue and for healthy blood vessels, including those found in your eyes. 

The primary reasons for almost all problems related to the eyes are free radicals or a deficiency of certain nutrients. With increased age and a lack of these protective nutrients, the harmful oxidants or free radicals can cause heavy damage on our eyes, such as excessively dry eyes, degeneration of the optical nerves, macular degeneration, vision defects and increased susceptibility to infections as well.

 Strawberries can help to avoid these situations to a large extent. Strawberries are helpful because they contain potassium, which helps to maintain the correct pressure within the eyes.

For more information you can read the original articles at the source links given below:

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http://nutrition.about.com/od/foodfun/ss/eyesuperfood_4.htm

http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/strawberries.html

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