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Have Adequate Fish In Your Diet; It Helps Your Eyes' Health
We all know that fats are bad for our health. But, it is also important to know that fats do have a helpful role to play for our body as well. Our body can't function properly without the right kind of fats and even the health of our eyes depends on it.
Fatty acids are crucial for the production of cells, muscles, nerves, etc. Some fatty acids or essential fatty acids are necessary for our diet, since our body cannot produce them.
Of the essential fatty acids, the omega-3 type is also beneficial for our eye health and fish is a major source of this particular fatty acid.
Omega-3 fatty acids help improve the vision in both infants and adults. In case of infants, they are found in the maternal breast milk, besides some supplementary formulas. Also, giving pregnant women adequate omega-3 fatty acids helps in improving their newborn's vision.
Cold-Water
Fish
Offers
Great
Nutrition
For
Eye
Health
In
case
of
adults,
omega-3
fatty
acids
guard
their
eyes
from
macular
(related
to
macula
of
the
eye)
degeneration
and
avoid
dryness.
These
also
help
in
having
a
proper
drainage
of
intraocular
fluid
from
the
eyes,
which
reduces
the
risk
of
high
eye
pressure
and
ailments
like
glaucoma.
And in this connection, cold-water fish (high in both DHA, which is docosahexaenoic acid, and EPA, which is eicoapentaenoic acid) becomes an essential source of omega-3 fatty acids in adults.
Fishes that have been caught fresh from the nature are better than the farmed ones. Sardines, herring, tuna, salmon, etc., are helpful varieties.
For those who hate to take fish, fish oil supplements can be a good alternative to make-up for the nutrition offered by the omega-3 fatty acids.
Fish
Protects
Against
Macular
Degeneration
Adults
who
eat
a
high
quantity
of
fish
are
found
to
be
less
vulnerable
to
age-related
macular
degeneration
(which
can
lead
to
serious
vision
impairment)
than
those
who
don't.
The
macular
degeneration
can
lead
to
serious
loss
of
vision
because
of
abnormal
growth
of
blood
vessels
behind
the
retina
(wet
age-related
macular
degeneration)
from
the
breakdown
of
light-sensitive
retina
(dry
age-related
macular
degeneration)
cells.
Having
Better
Eyesight
Like
various
fruits
and
vegetables,
fish
also
help
in
improving
our
eyesight,
as
the
omega-3
fatty
acids
in
them
are
found
in
the
retina.
The
antioxidants
in
fish
also
help
provide
protection
against
blindness.
Fish
Oil
Helps
Our
Eyes
&
Avoids
Dryness
A
recent
study
which
was
carried
out
in
India
said
omega-3
oil
supplements
can
cure
dry
eye,
the
world's
most
common
problem
related
to
the
vital
organs,
by
as
high
as
105
per
cent.
Dry
eyes
can
cause
long-term
damage
if
left
untreated;
and
here
fish
oil
plays
a
crucial
role.
The Meibomian glands present in the eyelids need omega-3 fatty acids to produce oil across the eye surface when we blink and it acts like a cling film and reduces evaporation, preventing dryness in the eyes in the process.
But because of extended hours before computer and television or prolonged driving or reading, symptoms of the eye's dryness begin to appear. Also, factors like smoke, dust, air-conditioned ambience, etc., can aggravate the condition and, in that case, only omega-3 fatty acids, found in either fish or fish oil, can help.
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