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why lycopene and lutin not in the low vA diet
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Shehab on February 25, 2026, 6:01 am
Why lycopene and lutin are not in the low vA diet they are not pro vA like alpha and beta carotene
Can someone explain.
Why lycopene and lutin are not in the low vA diet they are not pro vA like alpha and beta carotene
Can someone explain.
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Here is my guess: they are all retinoids and come down the same detox pathways which may be overloaded and blocked? Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Here is my guess: they are all retinoids and come down the same detox pathways which may be overloaded and blocked? Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
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Shehab on February 25, 2026, 7:03 am
I miss tomatoes so much they are a staple here in egypt even more than italians , i will experiment with a small amount and see what happens
I think you are right about your guess. Thank you lil chick i am in page 30 in your thread and i learn a lot from you.
I am in day 25 on Low vA
I miss tomatoes so much they are a staple here in egypt even more than italians , i will experiment with a small amount and see what happens
I think you are right about your guess. Thank you lil chick i am in page 30 in your thread and i learn a lot from you.
I am in day 25 on Low vA
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Joe2 on February 25, 2026, 11:05 am
Do Egyptian cooks do like old world Italians? They remove all skin and seeds and cook the tomatoes well before eating?
Do Egyptian cooks do like old world Italians? They remove all skin and seeds and cook the tomatoes well before eating?
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 2:57 pm
A little bit of raw tomato is so much less reactive to me than a thick sauce that has been cooked down.
It also helps to think about what you serve with it. I've noted that pizza bothers me more than almost any food because of course it's loaded up with cheese too! And when you cook Italian you might think, hey, a glass of wine! But all of these things add up. Personally, for me cheese comes before tomatoes and wine :). My husband probably is more like you and would drop cheese or wine to have tomato.
My son cooks for us and sometimes I'm just scraping off the sauce because I don't want to complain. LOL
I'm not perfect! At all! :). Though some here are...
A little bit of raw tomato is so much less reactive to me than a thick sauce that has been cooked down.
It also helps to think about what you serve with it. I've noted that pizza bothers me more than almost any food because of course it's loaded up with cheese too! And when you cook Italian you might think, hey, a glass of wine! But all of these things add up. Personally, for me cheese comes before tomatoes and wine :). My husband probably is more like you and would drop cheese or wine to have tomato.
My son cooks for us and sometimes I'm just scraping off the sauce because I don't want to complain. LOL
I'm not perfect! At all! :). Though some here are...
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Joe2 on February 25, 2026, 10:15 pm
I eat maybe a tomato a year. Used to eat a half gallon of cherry tomatoes from our volunteer vines daily for lunch. Nah. I ate all the tomatoes I need. I do eat swiss cheese from Switzerland and Norway now though. Loving it. Looking forward to trying some organic non-fortified bread like Grant wrote about some day too.
I eat maybe a tomato a year. Used to eat a half gallon of cherry tomatoes from our volunteer vines daily for lunch. Nah. I ate all the tomatoes I need. I do eat swiss cheese from Switzerland and Norway now though. Loving it. Looking forward to trying some organic non-fortified bread like Grant wrote about some day too.
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:09 am
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
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Joe2 on March 7, 2026, 2:05 pm
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
What are your signature lutein containing foods?
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:09 am
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
What are your signature lutein containing foods?
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:54 pm
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Joe2 on March 7, 2026, 2:05 pm
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:09 am
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
What are your signature lutein containing foods?
Among those I ate before (low vA diet) and stopped : lentils, olives and derivatives, chamomile tea, vegetable soups, surely some others I forget..
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Joe2 on March 7, 2026, 2:05 pm
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:09 am
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
What are your signature lutein containing foods?
Among those I ate before (low vA diet) and stopped : lentils, olives and derivatives, chamomile tea, vegetable soups, surely some others I forget..
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Joe2 on March 8, 2026, 1:29 am
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:54 pm
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Joe2 on March 7, 2026, 2:05 pm
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:09 am
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
What are your signature lutein containing foods?
Among those I ate before (low vA diet) and stopped : lentils, olives and derivatives, chamomile tea, vegetable soups, surely some others I forget..
oatmeal?
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:54 pm
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Joe2 on March 7, 2026, 2:05 pm
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grapes on March 7, 2026, 10:09 am
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lil chick on February 25, 2026, 6:36 am
Certain people have written here about their specific issues with lutein (especially regarding the eyes).
Indeed, among all retinoids I react faster to lutein containing foods with dry eye symptoms. Even after many years on low vA diet.
What are your signature lutein containing foods?
Among those I ate before (low vA diet) and stopped : lentils, olives and derivatives, chamomile tea, vegetable soups, surely some others I forget..
oatmeal?
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