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AllAboutVision.com Expands Nutrition Section: Can Vitamins and Supplements Improve Vision?


LA JOLLA, Calif. -- AllAboutVision.com has expanded its Nutrition section (http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/) with new information on how proper diet and the balanced use of dietary supplements can promote better vision and eye health.

"Diet and Progression of Cataracts" explains how a diet rich in antioxidants and other vitamins may reduce the risk of cataracts, or slow their progression.

Read this article: http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/cataracts.htm.

"Lutein lutein /lu·te·in/ (-in)
1. a lipochrome from the corpus luteum, fat cells, and egg yolk.

2. any lipochrome.


lu·te·in
n.
1.
 and Zeaxanthin: Do They Protect Eyes and Vision?" discusses how these compounds in the eye's lens filter blue light to reduce the risk of macular degeneration.

Read this article: http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/lutein.htm.

"Guide to Choosing Nutritional Supplements for Vision" describes which types of vitamins and supplements support healthy vision, the risks associated with taking too many and how to avoid taking incorrect nutrients.

Read this article: http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/supplements.htm.

AllAboutVision.com's Nutrition section also includes articles on the benefits of flaxseed oil for dry eyes, how essential fatty acids Essential fatty acids
Sources of fat in the diet, including omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Mentioned in: Nutritional Supplements
 such as omega-3 and omega-6 affect the eyes, and the role of vitamins A, C and E in eye health.

Online since January 2000, AllAboutVision.com is a one-stop, independent resource providing consumers with hundreds of pages of trustworthy information on eye health and vision correction. The site is accredited accredited

recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria.


accredited herds
cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g.
 by the Health on the Net Foundation Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 and based in Switzerland. The stated mission of the foundation is to help both laypersons and medical practitioners find useful and reliable medical and health information online. , and is expected to serve more than eight million people this year.

AllAboutVision.com's most popular content sections are:

LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis.

LA·SIK
n.
Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia.
 & Vision Surgery: http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/

Contact Lenses: http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/

Eyeglasses eyeglasses or spectacles, instrument or device for aiding and correcting defective sight. Eyeglasses usually consist of a pair of lenses mounted in a frame to hold them in position before the eyes. : http://www.allaboutvision.com/eyeglasses/

Eye Problems & Diseases: http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/

AllAboutVision.com is published by Access Media Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
, a print and electronic publisher specializing in vision care.
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