RightHealth Daily Dose » macular degeneration http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Oily Fish Consumption Protects Eyesight http://dailydose.righthealth.com/uncategorized/oily-fish-consumption-protects-eyesight/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/uncategorized/oily-fish-consumption-protects-eyesight/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:18:11 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=269 A European study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that eating oily fish reduces the risk of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in Western countries. Those who consistently ate oily fish at least once a week are 50% less likely to have wet AMD. The common nutrient that are found in oily fish are the omega-3 fatty acids. Researchers emphasize that they are not endorsing omega-3 supplements since this study only investigated consumption of dietary fish. Full story.

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