Greens vs. Glaucoma
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-12-27

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DESCRIPTION: Kale and collard greens contain vision-protecting plant nutrients such as zeaxanthin that may significantly lower the risk of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.

I demonstrated the not-all-fruits-and-veggies-are-the-same motif recently in my video How to Reach the Antioxidant RDA (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-reach-the-antioxidant-rda).

I explored the fat-enhanced absorption of carotenoid phytonutrients in Forgo Fat-Free Dressings? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/forego-fat-free-dressings/).

Don't eggs also have zeaxanthin? Find out how much in Egg Industry Blind Spot (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/egg-industry-blind-spot/).

I wish there were more studies on under-represented minorities. I've covered a few, such as Preventing Breast Cancer By Any Greens Necessary (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-breast-cancer-by-any-greens-necessary), but am constantly on the lookout for more.

The only other video I've done on glaucoma is Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prevent-glaucoma-and-see-27-miles-farther/), though I have a video coming up soon on treating the disease, Dietary Treatment of Glaucoma (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-treatment-of-glaucoma). Next, however, is macular degeneration: Dietary Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-prevention-of-age-related-macular-degeneration).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/greens-vs-glaucoma/ and he'll try to answer it!

Image Credit: Community Eye Health via flickr.

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