Mediterranean Diet May Cut Macular Degeneration Risk by More Than a Third

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Mediterranean Diet May Cut Macular Degeneration Risk by More Than a Third

The risk for age-related macular degeneration can be cut by more than one-third by eating a Mediterranean-style diet that is heavy in fruit, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish, and lean meats, new data from an ongoing Portuguese study suggest.
And these are the first data to conclude that caffeine — not traditionally included in the Mediterranean diet but consumed in beverages popular in the region studied — might be especially protective against age-related macular degeneration, said coauthor Joao Figueira, MD, from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.
The link makes sense, said Dr Figueira, because coffee is high in antioxidants.
Several studies have shown that vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, lutein, antioxidants, and omega-3 help protect against age-related macular degeneration and have health benefits beyond ophthalmology, he reported.
New data from the ongoing Coimbra Eye Study (Ophthalmologica. 2015;233:119-127) were presented during a poster discussion here at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016 Annual Meeting.

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