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Cataracts Prevented
by Multi-Vitamin
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Want
to preserve your precious eyesight? Don't miss
out on your multi. A new study reveals that the
daily ritual of taking a multivitamin may protect
against cataracts. Researchers found that people
who took a daily multivitamin or a supplement
that contained vitamin C or E for more than 10
years had a 60% lower risk of developing most
kinds of cataracts.
Compared
with nonusers, the 5-year risk for any cataract
was 60% lower among persons who, at follow-up,
reported the use of multivitamins or any supplement
containing vitamin C or E for more than 10 years.
Use of supplements for shorter periods was not
associated with reduced risk for cataract. Measured
differences in lifestyle between supplement users
and nonusers did not influence these associations,
nor did variations in diet as measured in a random
sub sample.
SOURCE: Arch
Ophthalmol 2000 Nov;118(11):1556-63.
Vitamin supplement use and incident cataracts
in a population-based study. Mares-Perlman
JA, et. al.
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