Diet might help Age related Macular Degeneration.
General Health
Posted on 21 January 2014
A study looking at the effect of dietary antioxidant or fish consumption on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) risk found that there was “significant interaction” between AMD genetic risk status and lutein/zeaxanthin (LZ) intake.
The study, published in Ophthalmology, estimated antioxidants from diet including lutein/zeaxanthin (LZ), as well as long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and zinc and found that among those with high genetic risk, the highest intake tertile of LZ was associated with a >20% reduced risk of early AMD, while weekly consumption of fish was associated with a 40% reduced risk of late AMD.
There were nonsignificant interactions between genetic risk status and weekly fish consumption for risk of AMD.
From Opthamology 28/11/13
