Reducing Onset Of Eye Disease By 20 Percent By Diet Alone

This researcher must be blind.

"University of Liverpool scientists claim that the degeneration of sight, caused by a common eye disease, could be reduced by up to 20% by increasing the amount of fruit, vegetables and nuts in the diet...

Professor Grierson said: 'Poor eating habits have a huge impact on health in general and the health of your eyes is no exception. Eye problems such as AMD, cataract and even glaucoma can all be affected by what we eat. But a relatively minor change in diet - adding a little more fruit into our meals - can make a profound difference and can keep eye diseases like AMD at bay for up to 20% longer.

'There are of course other risk factors related to AMD such as age, light exposure, smoking and being overweight. But if we can improve the kind of food that we eat, we could dramatically reduce the number of people who may suffer from eye diseases in the future.'...

The recipes suggest minor additions to what we already eat, such as peaches with ham or ginger with melon, rather than major dietary changes."

So here is at least one problem with this approach.

It calls for "additions to what we already eat."

It does not call for reductions in caloric intake.

By adding more foods, you add more Calories and "being overweight" is a risk factor.

More Calories = more overweight/obesity.

This = more foolishness.

And why would an author/ researcher do this?

"Fruit for Vision has now been published by Indigo Creative Marketing and the Macular Disease Society. The book, which costs £12, is available from the Macular Disease Society."

Oh. Got it.