Healthy diet may protect against cataract development

A few years ago I wrote about various studies which showed that diet could be useful in preventing against the development of cataract .  In that post I mentioned the importance of lutein, zeaxanthin, antioxidants such as vitamin C and E and also omega 3 fatty acids.  Now a new study (1) has found that [...]

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Dietary advice for the prevention of age related cataracts

Sticking to the theme of eye health I wanted to briefly write about cataracts today.  Cataracts are cloudy areas that develop in the lens of the eye, the cloudiness reduces the amount of light transmitted to the retina and this causes poor vision.  In the UK about 1 in 3 people over the age [...]

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