| Zeaxanthin is a kind of inborn nutrition of eye. The | | | | many people have paid little attention to them, |
| light reflected by objects will be projected onto | | | | especially in their foods. |
| zeaxanthin and a picture or imagination is formed. | | | | Some studies have found that there are over |
| The information of the picture will be transmitted | | | | 1million suffers of AMD in the U.S. Such disease |
| to brain and the objects are seen. | | | | can be avoided by taking sufficient zaxanthin and |
| Zexanthiin is located in an area called macular that | | | | lutein. Of course, other nutrients are also |
| locates at retina. So there is a common problem | | | | important. |
| that may happen onto macular, called macular | | | | Some studies have revealed that AMD is a |
| degeneration. It is an age-related problem. So it is | | | | disease that can be inherited. One may run much |
| also called AMD (age-related macular | | | | higher risk of getting AMD than other common |
| degenearation). | | | | people if his or her parents are suffers of this |
| One the main component of macular is zezanthin, | | | | disease. This may be related with some genes. |
| a background pigment of eye. Also, lutein is | | | | For example, it seems that some specific |
| another important substance. And the two | | | | nutrients are not very important for human body. |
| substances play crucial role in the health of eye. | | | | But among the people who are inherited sufferers |
| After some chemical conversion, the two | | | | of AMD, their bodies can not produce these |
| substances will turn into Vitamin A. if people do | | | | substances automatically. That's to say there are |
| not intake sufficient these substance, they may | | | | some defects in their genes. |
| suffer from some horrible problems, as | | | | AMD can also be caused by some bad habits or |
| skin-related diseases, eye problems or even | | | | physical diseases. Obesity, diabetics, dietary fat, |
| death. | | | | etc. can also lead to AMD. Some investigations |
| Some studies have found that there are some | | | | have disclosed that many American maintain very |
| direct connection among some diseases and some | | | | bad diet habits. For instance, they eat too much |
| nutrients. If people are in lack of carotenoids and | | | | fat every day. |
| some minerals, they may suffer from some | | | | However, foods can not provide sufficient |
| serious diseases. | | | | nutrients that people need. Some professors hold |
| Experts can not tell the specific functions of these | | | | that people should intake some supplements of |
| minerals or other substances. Though people just | | | | lutein and zeaxanthin if they want to keep health |
| need very small amounts of these nutrients, | | | | in the long run. |