A BANANA A DAY MAY KEEP BLINDNESS AWAY
If you love apples, love the humble banana as well. Eating a banana daily is likely to boost eye health and prevent vision related diseases, a study has found. Researchers have found that bananas have carotenoid - a compound that is converted into vitamin A in the liver, which is an important precursor for eye health. According to previous research, foods containing high levels of carotenoid also protect against chronic diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The study has showed that banana rich in provitamin A carotenoids may offer a potential food source for alleviating vitamin A deficiency - important for sight. To combat vitamin A deficiency, researchers have been investigating methods to boost carotenoids in bananas. Cara L mortimer and other researchers from Queensland University of technology in Australia studied two varieties of bananas to find out why they make different amounts of carotenoids. They found that the pale yellow, low caroten...