What is the relationship between myopia and diet?

  Parents know that excessive use of electronic products and poor reading habits can cause myopia, but they don’t think that myopia is also related to “eating”.         Excess sweets Because excessive sugar intake can lead to a decrease in the elasticity of the scleral tissue of the eye. Under the influence of intraocular pressure, the wall of the eye expands, making the anterior and posterior diameters of the eye too long, which can easily cause myopia. At the same time, sugar metabolism requires a lot of vitamin B1, and if too much sugar is consumed, vitamin B1 will be consumed in large quantities, and too much sugar will also reduce the calcium in the body, which will also reduce the elasticity of the eye wall and contribute to the development trend of myopia.  Barbecued, smoked food The formation of myopia is related to the body’s lack of calcium, chromium and other inorganic salts. The inorganic salts calcium and chromium play an important role in maintaining intraocular pressure and the hardness of the eye wall as well as preventing myopia of the eye. If you consume too much barbecued and smoked protein-based foods such as grilled lamb kebabs can cause a calcium deficiency in the body. In the absence of calcium, the sclera strength will be reduced and the toughness will be under-healthy, unable to counteract prolonged stimulation, thus forming the initial stage of myopia.  Fine foods Finely processed starchy foods, such as French fries and cakes, can cause the pancreas to secrete more insulin, and too much insulin can cause a rapid decrease in an important growth factor called “protein-3”. Protein-3 disorders during development can cause children’s eyes to grow too long and the eye lens to develop inconsistently. Myopia is a condition in which the eye is too long and the image cannot be focused on the front of the retina, causing the image to be blurred. Another thing to note is that the usual diet children who do not pay attention to chew well, the same will cause vision under the health.  Eat foods rich in calcium and chromium As already mentioned, calcium and chromium are good for children’s eye growth, so parents should pay attention to providing more foods rich in calcium and chromium in the diet. Foods that contain calcium include milk, sesame paste, shrimp skin, fish with bones, etc. Also eat foods rich in vitamin D, animal liver, egg yolks and more sun exposure to facilitate the consumption of calcium absorption.