How much lutein do I need?
Without adequate consumption, the amount of lutein in the eye may deplete with age. Leading doctors recommend you get at least 6 mg of lutein per day to maintain proper eye health. Since your body doesn’t make lutein, you must constantly replace it through the foods you eat. Dark, leafy green vegetables like spinach or kale are especially good sources. But you’d have to eat over 2 bowls of raw spinach every day to get the recommended daily dose of 6 mg of lutein. Taking a multivitamin may help, but many multivitamins contain only a fraction of the recommended 6 mg of lutein. In fact, the leading multivitamin contains just .25 mg of lutein a mere 4% of the recommended amount. When using a multivitamin to add lutein to your diet, use a multivitamin that contains the recommended daily dose of 6 mg of lutein, such as Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite Lutein. For more information about vitamins and minerals and AMD, ask your eye-care professional. He or she may recommend eye vitamins to help keep your
