Lutein, an inherent carotenoid in the human eye, plays an indispensable role in shielding our eyes from damaging blue light and lessening the risk of age-related macular degeneration. With ...
Adding fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids such as those in fish oil or the supplement lutein/zeaxanthin to a recommended cocktail of vitamins C and E, beta carotene and zinc did not further reduce the ...
Zeaxanthin is concentrated in the center of the retina, while lutein is found in the peripheral regions. Together, they form the macular pigment of the eye. The most studied functions of ...
This natural sunscreen is made up of a yellowish ‘macular pigment’ – a mixture of three light-absorbing compounds; lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin. Our bodies cannot make these three ...