Maculopathy or macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly above 65 years of age. Lack of fruit can be a deficiency is suspected sensitivity to the sun, called the retina.
There previous research showing that contain antioxidant vitamins and some minerals supplements containing vitamins C and E, beta carotene and zinc compounds to slow the process that Maculopathy.
This time the research conducted by the Brigham and Women Hospital focusing on how much fruit, vegetables or vitamain consumed to reduce the risk of this happening Maculopathy disease. Volunteers consist of 77.562 women who joined in the The Nurses' Health Study and 40.866 men.
All volunteers were at least 50 years old when the study conducted and when the initial study began there was no indication of participants who experienced this disease. Volunteers women will continue to be monitored for 18 years while for men over 12 years.
To the women were asked to answer and complete a questionnaire about their diets do in the period 1980, 1984, 1986, 1990 and 1994. As for the man must answer three times in each period of 1986, 1990, and 1994. To all the volunteers were also asked to report the types of vitamins or supplements are consumed every two years.
After the study walked around 135 women and 329 men diagnosed with early symptoms of having the disease and 217 women and 99 men experienced certain neovascular, other types of eye disease conditions.
By consuming three or more fruits each day buahah was able to significantly reduce the risk of disease neovascula. While vegetable consumption did not show favorable results.
Bananas and oranges cited as the fruit that has a big advantage to protect the eyes from this disease. Yet the level of antioxidant vitamins such as the color of fruits or vegetables red, yellow or orange does not have a direct link with the risk of this disease.
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