Cataract prevention

Cataracts are an eye condition in which opaque proteins build up on the lens and cloud vision. The only way to fix the problem is a very unpleasant surgery, where they peel off the thin cover of your eyeball, grind your lens down with a drill similar to a dentist's drill and stick a plastic lens into your eye. The surgery is done with your eye open the whole time without general anesthesia. Which means that you are awake, lying on your back, and your eye is propped wide open by some contraption, while it's staring into a bright light. The surgery takes at least a full half-hour. So, trust me, you don't want to get cataracts!
Scientists did a study on how diet relates to cataracts. They used older adults 65 and over for this study.
First, and the most widely known fact, is that diabetes increases cataracts risk, so keep your sugar levels low and stay away from sweets, french bread and pastries.
Second: those who ate the most meat (24 ounces a week or more -- think four large steaks) had the highest rate of cataracts. People who replaced red meat with fish, fruits, and veggies had the lowest cataract risk of all.
Third; eating too much overall, getting too much cholesterol, or eating too much protein all seemed to be bad for cataract risk. Vitamin A and vitamin B12 appeared to be helpful when it came to preventing cataracts.
Other than the diet, these things also increase cataract risk: smoking, ultraviolet light radiation and heavy drinking. So, to summarize, in order to eliminate cataract risk:

• Do not eat sweets, white bread, pastries, donuts or cake
• Wear wide sun glasses with good UV protection
• Do not drink alcohol, except on special occasions
• Do not overeat
• Do not eat foods high in cholesterol, greasy or fat.
• Replace red meat by fish, beans, nuts, mushrooms and vegetables
• Take eye vitamins
  
• Do not smoke. If you do or did, here are links especially for you:

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