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  • Fruit Helps Eyes Stay Healthy (prevents macular degeneration)

    06/15/2004 12:36:29 AM PDT · by FairOpinion · 5 replies · 258+ views
    Forbes ^ | June 14, 2004 | Amanda Gardner
    MONDAY, June 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Bananas, oranges, and other fruits may reduce the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness among older people. Scientists have found that people who ate at least three daily servings of fruit had a 36 percent lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than people who ate fewer than 1.5 servings a day. "This is the first good study that has some statistical value that documents what we've been thinking all along," said Dr. Robert Cykiert, a professor of ophthalmology at New York University School of Medicine in New York...