A way to avoid vision loss with age

LONDON (Reuters) – Consumption of nitrate-rich vegetables such as beets and lettuce is reducing the risk of early macular degeneration, according to studies by scientists at the Westmin University Medical Research Institute of Sydney.

According to MedicalXpress, macular degeneration is an aging-related disease, with impaired vision gradually deteriorating. This disease causes about 50% of the visual acuity loss of people over 55, due to the death of the blood vessels that feed the retina.

The study lasted 15 years and included more than 2,000 people over 49 years old. The results showed that those who ate 100 to 142 mg of nitrate were 35% less likely to develop macular degeneration than those who ate half the dose. And that the increased dose did not bring any additional benefit.

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