Lutein

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A substance found in egg yolk and colorful fruits and vegetables such as spinach, kale, collard greens, broccoli, peas, brussels sprouts, kiwi, and red seedless grapes. Lutein is a carotenoid the body cannot use to make vitamin a. It is being studied in the prevention of certain eye diseases (age-related macular degeneration and cataracts).

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