I’ve a selected curiosity in stopping age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) because it runs in my household. It’s the main reason for imaginative and prescient loss in adults over 50.

From JAMA Ophthalmology:

Query  What have been the long-term findings of Age-Associated Eye Illness Examine 2 (AREDS2) dietary supplements relating to growth of lung most cancers or development to late age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?

Findings  On this epidemiologic follow-up research of the AREDS2 cohort of 3882 contributors and 6351 eyes, 10-year follow-up outcomes confirmed that growth of lung most cancers almost doubled in contributors assigned to beta carotene amongst former people who smoke however not these assigned to lutein/zeaxanthin. Lutein/zeaxanthin was related to a discount within the danger of development to late AMD in comparison with beta carotene.

Which means  These findings counsel that the AREDS2 complement with lutein/zeaxanthin as a substitute of beta carotene was protected, with no affiliation with growing lung most cancers and a possible useful affiliation with additional discount in development to late AMD.

Steve Parker, M.D.