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| On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:55:06 GMT, Pam Moore
| wrote:
| On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:59:15 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:
|
| I come across this term occasionally, especially in respect of its
| Lutein and Zeaxanthin content, good for reducing the risk of
| age-related macular degeneration (AMD, a form of partial blindness).
| I'm not a vegetable gardener but I think it's an American term and I
| assume it's a type of cabbage. Do we have a name for it over here?
|
| Chris, here is a list of lutein values in foods.
| http://www.luteininfo.com/whereraw
|
| I have been trying to find a supplier of seeds of collard greens in UK
| but no luck so far. Have a US friend who might send me some.
|
| Is there some independent research showing that eating lutein rich
| food changes the amount in the retina?

Unlikely. But a diet rich in collard greens will certainly be
good for your health in all sorts of ways. UNLIKE Kabbala water
and other such crap, it is cheap and might even save money. And
UNLIKE some of the other gimmicks, it won't harm you even in
excess.

So an elementary game theory analysis says go for it, if you feel
like it - highly scientific :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.