# @nutrition_facts_org on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGgspsIShKt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28638352-nutrition-facts-org-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-25T21:29:46.000+00:00

## Caption

Dark-green leafy vegetables, including kale, collards, and arugula, are packed with the antioxidant lutein. A major carotenoid, lutein is concentrated in our brain and our eyes. The retina, the back of our eyeball, is an extension of our central nervous system—an outpouching of the brain during development—and there is a spot right in the middle. That is what the doctor sees when they look into your eye with that bright light. That spot, called the macula, is our HD camera, where we get the highest resolution vision, and it’s packed with lutein.

Levels of lutein in the retina correspond to levels in the rest of our brain, so our eyes can be a window into our mind. Significant correlations exist between cognitive test scores and the amount of macular pigment in our eyes—plant pigments like lutein. Increasing our intake of greens, such as kale, can be a beneficial way to improve and maintain the health of our brain and eyes.

The egg industry likes to boast about how much of these pigments eggs have; however, one hard-boiled egg has only 0.2 mg. The real superstars are greens. A half cup of cooked kale has 10.3 mg—the equivalent of macular pigment found in about 50 eggs! A half cup of cooked spinach has 6.7 mg, and half cup of cooked broccoli has 1.7 mg.

Watch the videos “Brain-Healthy Foods to Fight Aging” at https://bit.ly/3hzQkZQ and “Do Lutein Supplements Help with Brain Function?” at http://bit.ly/2SzBGWj to learn more.

* Note: For people taking warfarin (Coumadin), talk with your physician before increasing greens in your diet. Greens are a great source of vitamin K, which can interfere with how warfarin works in the body, so your doctor may want to adjust the dosing of the drug. 

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| Lucy R | @Lucyonsocial | https://gondola.cc/Lucyonsocial | Social Manager |

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