From the June 2019 issue of Tufts University's Health and Nutrition Letter (HNL)
Lutein for the Eyes (and the Brain)
This amazing plant pigment is important to eye health, and perhaps cognitive health as well.
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Lutein is just one of the more than 600 phytochemicals in the carotenoid family. These compounds are pigments that give plants their orange, yellow, and red hues, but they are more than just good looking: carotenoids, including lutein, have antioxidant and other health-promoting properties. “What makes lutein unique among the carotenoids is that it is […]