Macular degeneration risk lower with regular fish intake
25 March 2011
Tuna for lunch could be an important measure to save sight, a study suggests.
Women who consume one or more servings of fish weekly have a decreased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that affects the retina and can lead to blindness.
Consuming regular servings of fish, compared with less than one serving per month, was associated with a 42 per cent lower risk of AMD, according to findings from a group of 38,0000 US female health professionals studied over 10 years (Arch Ophthalmol 2011, online 14 Mar).
This was likely due to omega-3 fatty acids, with the main source in the group being canned tuna and dark-meat fish such as salmon.
Last Reviewed: 25 March 2011
- 1. Christen WG, Schaumberg DA, Glynn RJ, Buring JE. Dietary {omega}-3 Fatty Acid and Fish Intake and Incident age-related macular degeneration in Women. Arch Ophthalmol 2011 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.34. http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archophthalmol.2011.34v1 (accessed Mar 2011).
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