Green Tea is Good for Your Eyes

A new study suggests drinking green tea often mat help protect against common eye diseases like glaucoma.

The study found that catechins are absorbed by the lens, retina and other parts of your eye and reduce oxidative stress. Catechins found in green tea are known antioxidants, which are believed to prevent damage caused by oxidation.

Researchers gave green tea to rats and then tested their eyes to see if catechins had any effort on their eyes. The green tea compounds reduced oxidative stress in the eye for up to 20 hours.

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Food Consumer February 21, 2010

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