Apr 19, 2019
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Eating foods high in antioxidants will lower your risk of developing age-related cataracts. This is the conclusion of a meta-analysis from Australia and China recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The investigators reviewed 20 studies from as many world nations. Their data indicates that eating citrus fruits, carrots, tomatoes, and dark green vegetables suppresses the development of cataracts.
The only definitive treatment for cataracts is extraction and lens replacement, and these operations, where they are available, have racked up a $5.7 billion price tag. For those without access to the surgery, cataracts cause 35% of all blindness around the world.
Prevention is far better than treatment, and now you know exactly what to do.
Hong Jiang, Yue Yin, Chang-Rui Wu, Yan Liu, Fang Guo, Ming Li, Le Ma. Dietary vitamin and carotenoid intake and risk of age-related cataract. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019; 109 (1): 43 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy270
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