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others always tell their
children to eat their
carrots for good eye-
sight. Now they can
add oranges, strawberries and
other vitamin C-rich foods to the
list.
That's because a researcher at
Northern Carolina State Uni-
versity in Raleigh has found that
vitamin C in the fluids of the eye
may help prevent cataracts. Al-
though it hasn't yet been proven
that consuming vitamin C slows
or prevents cataracts, Dr. Chris-
tine McGahan's research could
lead to the use of vitamins as a
means of delaying
or even preventing
some cataract for-
mation.
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$2 billion mark in 1994.
"Twenty-three percent of shop-
pers who buy organic foods are
making their purchases in su-
permarkets," notes Lorraine
Dunham, general manager of
Good Eatin', a California-based
company. "Consumers, who are
becoming increasingly sophisti-
cated, understand that organic
foods offer the advantage of min-
imally processed ingredients, so
they know exactly what they're
getting when they read the la-
bel."
A product is considered organic
if its ingredients were grown in
soil that has not been treated
with chemicals for at least three
years and were nurtured with-
out exposure to chemical
fertilizers or pesticides,

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according to the Organic
researchers found that cataracts Trade Association.
are likely formed as a result of
Dunham offers these tips for
oxidative stress, including chem- identifying organic products on
ical reactions started by iron.
supermarket shelves:
"Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is
Look for a short list of recog-
present in high concentrations nizable ingredients. Organic
in the fluid surrounding the lens, foods typically contain fewer,
and we have found that this simpler components than stan-
ascorbic acid causes the (outer) dard equivalents.
lens cells to produce more fer-
Food with the "Certified Or-
ritin," says McGahan. "Ferritin ganic" seal has been grown and
is a substance that can chemi- processed according to uniform
cally bind a lot of iron, decreas- standards verified by an inde-
ing the availability of iron from pendent third party.
causing oxidative damage."
Foods labeled "organic" on the
Anti-oxidant vitamins, such as package must contain at least 95
vitamin C, are not produced by percent certified organic ingre-
the body, so it's necessary to get dients. If it's labeled "made with
them from food or supplements.
organic ingredients," it must con-
tain at least 50 percent certified
GOING ORGANIC
organic ingredients.
As people focus more on good
When reading food labels,
nutrition, all-natural food prod- watch out for artificial colorings,
ucts are gaining popularity. It flavorings and sweeteners. Ar-
used to be health-food stores tificial colorings and flavorings
were the only place to find or- often are used to make up for
ganic products, but now more loss of quality during heavy pro-
supermarkets are carrying all- cessing. Artificial sweeteners are
natural products. In fact, sales found in reduced-calorie foods
of organic products passed the and beverages.
Also beware of products that
Allison Ashton writes for Copley
rely on preservatives to main-
News Service
tain shelf life, as well as hydro-