A Lifetime of Good Health

Lifestage 3 (Eyesight)

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An Australian study has made a link between diet and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). A study of more than 3,500 people aged 49 and above showed that more frequent consumption of fish appeared to protect against late, or advanced, AMD. Eating fish more than once a week halved the risk compared with those who ate fish less than once per month. People with a high cholesterol intake were significantly more likely to develop AMD, whereas a high intake of polyunsaturated fat was associated with a lessened likelihood of AMD (roughly equal to eating fish more than once a week).