Luteinthiab zeaxanthin yog ob qho tseem ceeb carotenoids. Sib nrug los ntawm qhov sib txawv me ntsis atomic kev npaj, lawv zoo sib xws hauv cov qauv. Lawv yog cov pigments tsim los ntawm cov nroj tsuag uas muab cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab zaub lawv cov xim daj mus rau xim liab. Ob leeg paub tias tiv thaiv qhov muag thiab muaj zog antioxidants.
Lutein vs Zeaxanthin
Lutein, zoo li zeaxanthin, muaj cov nyhuv ntawm kev tiv thaiv cell aging thiab lub cev (lub cev) kev laus. Nyob rau hauv lub qhov muag, zeaxanthin feem ntau yog concentrated nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm lub macular cheeb tsam ntawm lub retina, thaum lutein faib thoob plaws hauv lub retina. Txij li thaum lawv muaj cov haujlwm zoo sib xws ntawm lub cev thiab cov qauv tshuaj, nws feem ntau yooj yim rau kev txheeb xyuas thiab kawm lawv ua ke ua ib yam khoom.
Lutein thiab zeaxanthin muaj cov teebmeem antioxidant tseem ceeb hauv tib neeg lub cev. Nrog rau lwm cov tshuaj antioxidants ntuj, suav nrog vitamin C, beta-carotene, thiab vitamin E, cov pigments tseem ceeb no tiv thaiv lub cev los ntawm kev puas tsuaj los ntawm cov dawb radicals.Free radicals yog cov tsis ruaj khov uas tuaj yeem ua rau cov hlwb puas thiab ua lub luag haujlwm hauv ntau yam kab mob. Ntxiv rau nws cov txiaj ntsig tseem ceeb rau lub qhov muag thiab qhov muag, lutein kuj tseem pab tiv thaiv atherosclerosis (fat buildup nyob rau hauv cov hlab ntsha).
Lutein, zeaxanthin, nyob rau hauv lub macula ntawm lub qhov muag blocks xiav lub teeb los ntawm mus txog lub hauv paus retinal lug, txo cov kev pheej hmoo ntawm lub teeb-induced oxidative kev puas tsuaj uas yuav ua rau macular degeneration. Lutein thiab zeaxanthin tuaj yeem pab tiv thaiv macular degeneration los yog qeeb qhov kev loj hlob ntawm tus kab mob.
Cov zaub mov nplua nuj nyob rau hauv lutein zoo li cov txiv kab ntxwv, ntsuab los yog daj, thiab xim daj yog tus yuam sij rau nqus xiav lub teeb. Lub teeb xiav muaj teeb meem rau lub qhov muag vim nws ua rau oxidation. Lub qhov muag yog cov qauv tsim, thiab dawb radical puas tuaj yeem ua rau cov kab mob xws li cataracts thiab macular degeneration. Vim li no, lutein qee zaum hu ua "qhov muag vitamin." Zeaxanthin, kuj yog ib qho antioxidant muaj nyob rau hauv retina thiab lens, muaj ntau dua nyob rau hauv paprika, paj kws thiab marigold paj.