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Nutrition and the aging eye

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Macular degeneration of aging has nutritional links, particularly antioxidants (e.g. the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin) and possibly lipids (such as omega:3 fats).

Clinical trials have had mixed results, but include one large RCT that found benefit from an antioxidant mixture, in patients who had greater degrees of the condition.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 255 , July 2006 , pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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