Eye-friendly foods for teenagers

　　Adolescence is a period that is very sensitive to the sudden increase in the demand for various nutrients. When the supply of nutrients is insufficient or unreasonable, nutritional deficiencies due to insufficient intake of nutrients can easily occur.

　　Eye It is an important organ of the human body. Excessive use of the eyes, such as reading, lettering, embroidery, and watching TV for too long, can cause eye fatigue, general fatigue, and extreme mental stress.； Malnutrition can also cause vision loss. Common symptoms of eye fatigue are headache, forehead swelling, and dry eyes. Long-term eye fatigue can cause vision loss and reduced work efficiency. To protect your eyes, in addition to paying attention to the balance between work and rest, do not read or watch TV continuously for a long time, do regular eye exercises, and often eat foods that are good for your eyes, which can also play a big role in protecting your eyes.

　　So what are the foods that are good for your eyes? Such as lean meat, offal of poultry animals, fish and shrimp, milk, eggs, beans, etc., which are rich in protein, and protein is the main component of cells. The repair and renewal of tissues require continuous protein supplementation. Foods containing vitamin A are also good for the eyes. When vitamin A is lacking, the eyes' ability to adapt to dark environments decreases, and in severe cases, it is easy to suffer from nocturnal wandering syndrome. Vitamin A can also prevent and treat dry eye disease. To eliminate eye fatigue when there is a long-term lack of vitamin A, you should consume enough vitamin A every day. The best sources of vitamin A are the livers of various animals, cod liver oil, milk and eggs, plant foods, such as carrots, amaranth, spinach, leeks, green peppers, red and sweet potatoes, and body carotene in fruits such as oranges, apricots, and persimmons. Foods containing vitamin C are also good for your eyes. Vitamin C is one of the components that make up the lens of the eye. If you are deficient in vitamin C, you are prone to cataracts in which the crystalline lens becomes cloudy. Therefore, you should pay attention to the intake of foods rich in vitamin C in your daily diet, such as a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits, especially green peppers, cucumbers, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, fresh dates, raw pears and oranges, etc., with the highest content. Rich calcium powder is also good for the eyes. Calcium has the effect of eliminating eye tension. For example, beans, green leafy vegetables, and dried shrimps are rich in calcium. Cooking methods such as roasted pork ribs soup and squid sweet and sour pork ribs can increase the calcium content. I hope young parents will feed their children more eye-friendly foods to promote their children’s eyesight. healthy growing up.