Losing belly fat may cut risk of eye disease

A chicken or egg problem. They have to see that they are fat to at least know that they need to lose weight, but their vision is bad because they are fat.

"New research suggests that people who lose weight around their middle, particularly those who are obese, can decrease their odds of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of severe vision loss among elderly people...

The researchers found that with a 3 percent or greater drop in waist-to-hip ratio, the odds of AMD fell significantly compared to people with stable weight.

For subjects who were obese at the start of the study, the reduction in AMD risk was even more pronounced. "

What a conundrum.