http://davidgillespie.org/stop-it-or-youll-go-blind/
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Researchers have consistently found that people with macular degeneration have abnormally low levels of Omega-3 fatty acids in their retina. This has inspired many studies which look at the dietary fat breakdown of the participants.
As expected a lot of those trials have shown that when people are eating a diet high in fish (the principal dietary source of the correct omega-3's) they tend to have less macular degeneration. But closer analysis of the figures has unearthed a very worrying exception. They are only better off if they are also NOT eating omega-6 fats. Indeed, people eating a diet high in omega-6 fats are twice as likely to have macular degeneration as those eating a diet low in those fats (regardless of how much omega-3 they are consuming).
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Researchers have consistently found that people with macular degeneration have abnormally low levels of Omega-3 fatty acids in their retina. This has inspired many studies which look at the dietary fat breakdown of the participants.
As expected a lot of those trials have shown that when people are eating a diet high in fish (the principal dietary source of the correct omega-3's) they tend to have less macular degeneration. But closer analysis of the figures has unearthed a very worrying exception. They are only better off if they are also NOT eating omega-6 fats. Indeed, people eating a diet high in omega-6 fats are twice as likely to have macular degeneration as those eating a diet low in those fats (regardless of how much omega-3 they are consuming).
