June 28, 2010 
With the exception of carrots, zucchini is a vegetable that contains most beta-carotene (more than 150 percent of the recommended daily allowance), and is an excellent choice for the preservation of good vision … Harvard University study, which included nurses, and lasted for 12 years, showed that women who ate fruits and vegetables rich in beta-carotene had 39 percent less likely risk of cataract. With spinach and sweet potatoes, zucchini were one of the vegetables that protected from cataract in the largest amount.
Interestingly, with women who ate carrots risk of cataract has not decreased. Experts explain the fact that, unlike the carrot, zucchini contain lots of potassium. Potassium helps prevent high blood pressure, which contributes to the emerging of cataract.
Zucchini contain more than one third of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. This antioxidant protects eyes from those types of oxidative damage caused by eye diseases such as cataracts.
Do you know all the benefits of consuming zucchini? This green vegetable:
- helps preserve good vision
- the research shows that diet enriched with beta-carotene reduces the risk of cancerous diseases
- reduces the risk of coronary artery disease
- vitamin C protects against cancer and heart disease, and helps the body in defense against viral infections
- potassium maintains the normal balance of body fluids, normal blood pressure and heart rate
Taken from: www.ordinacija.hr Author: D. W.