Eyes & Eyesight
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Protect your vision from age related macular degeneration
I recently told you about an Australian study that examined vision health and fish consumption in more than 2,300 middle-aged and elderly subjects. Results showed that risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was reduced by 70 percent among subjects who regularly ate three or more servings of fish each week.
A new study reveals that steady intake of lutein and zeaxanthin (antioxidant-rich plant pigments) might reduce AMD risk even further. AMD is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 50.
In the August 2006 issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, US researchers at the University of Wisconsin report on a study in which they recruited more than 1,700 women over the age of 50 in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study.
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