We are constantly being told to ‘lose weight, don’t eat that its bad for you’ (this blog post is no different), forever being reminded about the damage of being overweight can do to your heart, liver, kidneys, not to mention underlying problems such as diabetes and sleeping problems. However, there is one area of our bodies that gets overlooked when it comes to weight issues – our eyesight.

Many people are unaware of associating eyesight problems with their diets. When they undertake a new weight loss program, a lot of the ‘bad’ foods which we bin for a healthier diet, often contain the nutrients that help keep our eyes functioning properly.

Foods which are very good for helping and maintaining good eyesight are as follows :

* Vitamin A, this is found in foods such as liver, meats, milk, cheese and eggs, this vitamin or retinal palmitate is then converted to retinol which helps your eyes function correctly. Vitamin A can also help another eye condition, glaucoma this serious condition is caused when some of the cells at the back of the eye become damaged or lost, if this condition is left untreated you will lose your sight completely. This disease is more common in people in the 40 -50 age group and as we get older our bodies produce less of the chemical retinol so it is important to replace as much as possible.

* Omega 3, this has been proven by several top Ophthalmologists to lower the pressure in the eyes by at least 10%, high pressure is one of the major contributories to the disease glaucoma. Omega 3 can be found in such foods as fish, cabbage, broccoli and some nuts.

No-one needs to tell you just how important having healthy eyesight is, so when planning your next diet try to remember how food interacts with different parts of your body. We all want to lose those extra pounds and look good but we also want to see the results for ourselves without putting our eyesight in jeopardy.