Fish Oil Prevents Age-Related Blindness (Macular Degeneration)
In two separate studies in the US and Australia, seniors who ate more fish were far less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss for the elderly.
The U.S. study, which also found a link between cigarette smoking and AMD, found “that men with the highest fish consumption (at least two weekly servings) were 45 percent less likely to have AMD than those with the lowest fish consumption (less than one weekly serving).”
The Australian study involved over 2900 people aged 49 or older. This study found that “Participants who reported eating at least one weekly serving of fish were 40 percent less likely to develop early-stage AMD during the study, compared with those who reported eating fish less than once a month or not at all… People who ate fish frequently were also less likely to have late-stage AMD, the study shows. But that pattern was only seen in participants who reported eating fish at least three times weekly.”
Source: Fish Oil May Help Save Your Sight.
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Marshall:
Your title is dangerously misleading. There is no clinical evidence that ANYTHING will prevent macular degeneration. Recent studies have SUGGESTED that eating one serving of oily fish weekly or taking fish oil capsules daily (omega 3 fatty acids), MAY (or may not) slow the progression of dry macular degeneration. Macular degeneration is an aging disease but there are other factors that can put one at higher risk of developing it such as smoking and hereditary factors. Also, the studies have shown that omega 3 fatty acids have absolutely no effect on wet macular degeneration, which is the development abnormal blood vessels in the retina.
People with dry macular degeneration are suggested to eat a well-balanced diet with a lot of green, leafy vegetables, or take a multivitamin with zinc and lutein if they have a poor diet, eat one serving of oily fish (such as salmon) weekly or take fish oil capsules daily and not to smoke.