Omega-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) may significantly reduce the risk of developing ARMD.
The study, published in Archives of Ophthalmology, reports that regular consumption of DHA, EPA, and fish is associated with up to a 45 percent lower risk of visual impairment due to AMD.
“These prospective data from a large population of women with no prior diagnosis of AMD indicate that regular consumption of DHA and EPA and fish significantly reduced the risk of incident AMD,” said the researchers, led by Dr William G. Christen of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA.
They added that the results of the study “appear to be the strongest evidence to date to support a role for omega-3 long-chain fatty acids in the primary prevention of AMD, and perhaps a reduction in the number of persons who ultimately have advanced AMD.”
Omega-3 for AMD
An estimated 9 million US adults over the age of 40 show signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The most cases of severe vision loss associated with the disease are due to advanced AMD, which affects an estimated 1.7 million people.
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