My mom slowly became legally blind due to macular degeneration. I've been concerned about this for awhile, wondering what I can do to prevent this as I get older. A new study reports that a diet which is high in Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acids can help with macular degeneration.
The National Eye Institute in Bethesda discovered that the lesions in a mouse model of age related macular degeneration were slowed or even improved by a diet rich in Omega 3 Fatty Acids.
Omega 3 Fatty Acids are important regarding the layer of nerve cells in the retina. There have already been studies reporting that Omega 3 may guard against the onset of age related macular degeneration.
These researchers wrote in the American Journal of Pathology, “The results in these mice are in line with the epidemiological studies of AMD risk reduction by long chain Omega 3 Fatty Acids.”
This was good news for me, knowing that I try to maintain my diet with Omega 3s, but I also supplement with EFAs. I take a product called EFA Plus. You can find it here:
http://bsate.youngevityonline.com/
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