Antioxidant vitamins may reduce cataract risk

And it might only cost you your life.

"People who eat lots of yellow or dark leafy vegetables, as well as foods rich in vitamin E, may be reducing their risk of developing cataracts, according to new research published in the Archives of Ophthalmology.

'Although definitive data to guide public health recommendations regarding these and other nutrients in the prevention of cataract will come from randomized trials, a continued recommendation to increase total intake of fruits and vegetables seems warranted,' Dr. William G. Christen, from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, told Reuters Health."

Such a deal!