This inexpensive Vitamin Could Help Prevent Cataracts

Doc Eifrig: This inexpensive vitamin could help prevent cataracts
Friday, October 28, 2011

From Dr. David Eifrig in Retirement Millionaire:

In June, I told you that a vegetarian diet is linked to a lower cataract risk. New research shows vitamin C may also lower your chance of developing cataracts. A study done in India showed people deficient in vitamin C were more likely to have cataracts. And those with adequate levels were 39% less likely to develop cataracts.

Cataracts are thought to be caused from oxidative damage. Since vitamin C is an anti-oxidant, perhaps the higher levels prevent cataracts. In addition, the eye has one of the highest concentrations of vitamin C inside the body.

But don't go overboard... no evidence suggests taking excessive amounts of vitamin C further lowers your risk of cataracts. Vitamin C is water-soluble, so excess is excreted from the body through your urine.

Our bodies can store about 2,500 milligrams, while it's depleted at a fairly constant rate of 5% of the store a day. That means we use up about 125 milligrams of vitamin C per day. But added stress increases the use of vitamin C. After a few days of added stress, poor diet, or heavy exercise, the body easily loses 50% of the total pool, or about 1,250 milligrams.

Do what I do to get the full benefits of vitamin C... Take about 1,000-2,000 mg of vitamin C a day. This keeps my body stores high and gives me the added benefit of preventing colds – something especially important this time of year.


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