𝐓𝐡𝐞 “𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬” 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞!

Research has shown that increasing consumption of carotenoid-rich foods, these are, dark orange and green fruits and vegetables can improve visual performance in athletes.

A study published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews tested how the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, found in carrots amongst other vegetables, increased peak contrast sensitivity by 30%

𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 (𝐶𝑆) 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑠.

The two carotenoids have been shown to improve contrast, decrease glare disability/discomfort, and speed recovery from photostress, helping athletes improve their long distance visual range, for example seeing a ball across a cricket pitch or tennis court.

So if your child/grandchild doesn’t like eating veg and they want to be the next 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫, 𝐈𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐤, 𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 you can now say there is scientific proof that eating you veg can improve your vision and help you with your dream of becoming an elite athelete.