Concerned about your Eye Health?
From RealAge.com, How to save your eyes.
Walking is a quick path to a more youthful body. But more youthful eyesight?
Seems so. People who hit the walking trail at least three times a week are less likely than exercise slackers to develop wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that can smudge out central vision.
In the U.S., AMD is one of the most common causes of blindness in people over age 60. Wet AMD is an advanced form of the disease. But you don’t have to go down to wet AMD without a fight. If you’re over 65, simply walking more can help your peepers steer clear of the condition.
Vitamin E is found in whole grains, vegetable oil, eggs and nuts; zinc in meat, poultry, fish, whole grains and dairy products; beta carotene in vegetables such as carrots, kale and spinach; and vitamin C in citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, broccoli and potatoes.
Although the study results still need to be confirmed, they do add valuable information, the researchers said.
“Up to now, we thought you needed to take heavy doses of supplements to achieve the benefits of these antioxidants,” Cykiert said. “Now we know that if you eat a diet rich in these substances you achieve the same benefit, and possibly even more.”
“If people start eating these things now, it may be a way to prevent problems 10, 15 or 20 years later,” he added.
Age-related MacularDegeneration, eye health, carrots, kale, vitamin E
Age-related MacularDegeneration, eye health, carrots, kale, vitamin E
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