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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / July 2007Dietary carbs linked to vision loss
http://tinyurl.com/3yc8jr NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The carbohydrates present in a diet can influence the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of vision loss in older adults, according to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ADVERTISEMENT "AMD appears to share several carbohydrate-related mechanisms and risk factors with diabetes-related diseases, including (eye) and cardiovascular disease," write Dr. Allen Taylor, of Tufts University, Boston, and colleagues. "However, to date, only one small study has addressed this issue." To investigate further, the researchers conducted a study of 4,099 participants, aged 55 to 80 years, in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study. The team classified a total of 8,125 eyes into one of five AMD groups based on the severity of the disease and other factors. Regular consumption of a diet with a high-glycemic index - a diet containing carbs that quickly raise blood sugar levels -- significantly increased the risk of AMD relative to regular consumption of a diet with a low-glycemic index. The researchers calculate that 20 percent of AMD cases could have been prevented if subjects had consumed diets with a low-glycemic index. SOURCE: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2007. KC >The researchers calculate that 20 percent of AMD cases could have been >prevented if subjects had consumed diets with a low-glycemic index. More, if they read Quentin and ate their greens and their onions... Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 KC, this is not anything new. We all know uncontrolled diabetes can cause visiion problems. Even controlled diabetics have problems with their eyes. But thanks for passing on the information Loretta Perhaps it isn't new, but I think that this article is saying that eating high glycemic foods even if you are not a diabetic can cause vision problems. So, I thought it was interesting that perhaps high glycemic foods are not too good for non-diabetics either. KC > KC, this is not anything new. We all know uncontrolled diabetes can > cause visiion problems. Even controlled diabetics have problems with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Loretta > Perhaps it isn't new, but I think that this article is saying that eating > high glycemic foods even if you are not a diabetic can cause vision > problems. So, I thought it was interesting that perhaps high glycemic foods > are not too good for non-diabetics either. Yes, that plus they're talking about macular degeneration, not retinopathy. Susan : >The researchers calculate that 20 percent of AMD cases could have been : >prevented if subjects had consumed diets with a low-glycemic index. : More, if they read Quentin and ate their greens and their onions... : Nicky. : T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid : D&E, 100ug thyroxine : Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 I have been eating that way, lots of veggies, lowr an dmore low GI carbs for 20+years. Lost the focus in one eye 10+ years agoto AWMD and fighting to retain it in the second eye for the last few years. Shjows how you can't predict from statistics about any individual. Wendy |
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