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USA Today (2/24, Marcus) reports that, according to a study published Feb. 23 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “taking B vitamins could lower the risk for” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), “a leading cause of blindness in older Americans.” For the study, William Christen, Sc.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues [...] An increasing wealth of evidence now suggests that a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids may help eliminate the signs and symptoms of dry eye.1 Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation has demonstrated improved Schirmer test scores, tear film break-up time, fluorescein staining and lissamine green staining in patients who present with mild to moderate dry eye.2-5 [...] The Dallas Morning News (9/28, Churnin) reported that certain foods “can turn back the clock,” according to dietitian Karen Ansel, R.D. For example, spinach, which is “loaded with Vitamin K,” can help “improve bone density and lower the risk of hip fracture.” In addition, “it’s the No. 1 source of zeaxanthin and lutein, nutrients that [...] The Miami Herald (8/25) reported that according to Harvard Medical School’s Healthbeat newsletter, “Carrots, which contain vitamin A, are one of several vegetables that are good for the eyes.” Even better are “fresh fruits and dark green leafy vegetables, which contain more antioxidant vitamins, such as C and E,” that “may help protect against cataracts [...] Utah’s Salt Lake Tribune (8/21) reports that “a new study involving Brigham Young University (BYU) has shown how antioxidants help protect against” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), “a leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 55.” BYU researchers, working with colleagues at the “Weill Medical College of Cornell University, discovered [...] In continuing coverage from previous editions of First Look, Medscape (8/12, Barclay, Nghiem) reported that eating oily fish, “the major source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),” at least once a week may be “linked to a reduced risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD),” according to a study published in the Aug. [...] News-Medical.net (2/9) reported that, according to findings published in the Feb. 2 advance online edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, antioxidants may help preserve vision lost in degenerative eye diseases, and “a new cell-based gene therapy technique…could eventually offer another option for arresting vision loss from these diseases.” A team from the Scripps Research [...] Brigham Young University (BYU) has shown how antioxidants help protect against” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), “a leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 55.” BYU researchers, working with colleagues at the “Weill Medical College of Cornell University, discovered a link between two processes in the retina that, in combination, [...] In continuing coverage from previous editions of First Look, Medscape (8/12, Barclay, Nghiem) reported that eating oily fish, “the major source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA),” at least once a week may be “linked to a reduced risk for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD),” according to a study published in the Aug. [...] Reader’s Digest (Feb. 2009) reports that certain foods may help protect against glaucoma, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). For example, “just one serving a month of kale or collard greens or more than two servings of carrots a week reduced the risk of glaucoma by more than 60 percent in a UCLA [...] |
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