How Omega-3 Helps Fight Macular Degeneration
Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce macular degeneration, a major cause of blindness and vision loss.
Researchers with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medcine worked with other European scientists to learn how and why Omega-3 impacts our eyes.
Astrid Fletcher led the study;
“This is the first study in Europeans to show a beneficial association on wet AMD from the consumption of oily fish and is consistent with results from studies in the USA and Australia.
“Two or three ounce servings a week of oily fish, such as salmon, tuna or mackerel, provides about 500 mg of DHA and EPA per day.”
Key findings;
People who eat oily, fatty deep-water fish at least once a week are 50% less like to suffer from wet AMD. Wet AMD is the main source of vision loss.
White fish low in oils did not demonstrate a measurable benefit.
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Tags: macular dgeneration, omega-3, wet AMD
August 11th, 2008 at 7:13 am
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