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Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Fruits, Not Lutein, May Protect Against AMD
Eating three or more serves of fruit a day may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, according to preliminary research carried out by Eunyoung Cho and others at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The study did not find vegetables, vitamins or carotenoids such as lutein to have a strong role in protecting the macular. ('Fruit helps ward off vision problems', Reuters in The Age, 15 June 2004).
The Archives of Ophthalmology published the findings and have made the research article, titled 'Prospective Study of Intake of Fruits, Vegetables, Vitamins, and Carotenoids and Risk of Age-Related Maculopathy', freely available on line.
The Archives of Ophthalmology published the findings and have made the research article, titled 'Prospective Study of Intake of Fruits, Vegetables, Vitamins, and Carotenoids and Risk of Age-Related Maculopathy', freely available on line.
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