A common belief that loading up on omega-3 fatty acids may lead to less eyesight degeneration later in life has been found to be false, according to researchers.
The National Institutes of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ's National Eye Institute this week wrapped up a five-year study on eye disease, which concluded that omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration.
Paul Bernstein, M.D., a renowned surgeon at the , played a role in authoring the study. Moran was also used as a test site for the study.
Although the research rejects the presupposed benefits to eyesight derived from taking omega-3 fatty acids either in isolation, i.e. fish oil tablets, or as part of a formulated dietary supplement, it did find that replacing beta-carotene with lutein and zeaxanthin might be helpful.
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