| It is useful to consider how much lutein is good | | | | during the preparation. |
| for the eyes because it enables one to determine | | | | While diet will provide some of the requirements, |
| whether they are getting it in sufficient quantities | | | | it may not be sufficient and it may also not be |
| or not. The American Macular Degeneration | | | | precise in terms of the quantity of nutrient |
| Foundation (AMDF) recommend a daily range of 6 | | | | delivered. |
| to 30 mg. | | | | Another worthwhile option is to use a nutritional |
| This is a wide range and one's requirement will | | | | supplement. The best products are multi-ingredient |
| depend on individual status. If one needs it for | | | | nutraceuticals in which the different components |
| maintenance then their need may not be as high | | | | work together in a mutually supportive fashion. |
| as that of one who needs to make up for lost | | | | Such nutraceuticals are available and may contain |
| macular pigment. | | | | up to 90 ingredients include ginko biloba, |
| Researchers following up on 2 patients who were | | | | resveratrol, trace elements, policosanol, lycopene, |
| given lutein supplement discovered that after 140 | | | | multi-vitamins and many others. These are all |
| days, one had an increase of 20% in macular | | | | formulated to ensure that the health benefits are |
| pigment while another had 40% which clearly | | | | delivered. |
| shows the individual differences. | | | | So a supplement such as this one would also |
| Having determined the daily requirement the next | | | | contain zeaxanthin in order to ensure that all the |
| question is how one sources this nutrient. Diet is | | | | needs of the eyes are covered. The particular |
| an obvious choice. The following foods are some | | | | product that I am aware of provides lutein at |
| of the best sources: | | | | 50mg which is well above the upper end of the |
| Cooked kale per serving - 17mg | | | | daily requirement. |
| Cooked turnip greens per serving - 9mg | | | | So with respect to how much lutein is good for |
| Cooked collards per serving - 8.6mg | | | | the eyes, the answer is that it has to be at least |
| Cooked spinach per serving - 6.7mg | | | | above 6mg daily but should preferably be more if |
| A single serving from any one of these meals can | | | | one has reached their fiftieth birthday. Age related |
| provide the minimum requirement of 6mg. | | | | macular degeneration begins around fifty. A |
| However, none can provide the 30mg for those | | | | dosage of 50mg per day is good and covers for |
| whose needs are at the upper end of the range. | | | | not only the minimum requirements but also any |
| The meals during which these foods are taken | | | | failures in absorption. |
| need some oil in order to facilitate absorption as | | | | If you would like to know more especially about |
| the molecule is not soluble in water. Thus one | | | | the multi-ingredient supplement with a lutein |
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