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Eating fewer refined carbohydrates may slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as per a new study from scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. AMD results in partial or total blindness in 7 to 15% of the elderly, as per the Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group. Dietary changes may be the most practical and cost-effective prevention method to combat progression of AMD, says Allen Taylor, PhD, director of the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the USDA HNRCA. It is surprising there is so little attention focused on the relationship between AMD and carbohydrates……..

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Eating fewer refined carbohydrates may slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as per a new study from scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. AMD results in partial or total blindness in 7 to 15% of the elderly, as per the Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group. Dietary changes may be the most practical and cost-effective prevention method to combat progression of AMD, says Allen Taylor, PhD, director of the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research at the USDA HNRCA. It is surprising there is so little attention focused on the relationship between AMD and carbohydrates……..

Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org