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The Benefits Of AREDS II

vendredi 8 février 2013

By Max Brazell


Aging is something that can happen to anyone. This is the time when the body will start to degenerate from your skin down to your different organ systems. One of the organs that will be deeply affected is the eyes. It is common for the elderly to suffer from certain eye problems. For this reason, studies like the AREDS II were done in order to do something about this.

AREDS II is the shortened version of Age Related Disease Study 2. It was done as a follow up to a similar study that was done a few years ago. This study aims to uncover the effectiveness of using different vitamin supplements in order to stop or to slow down the degeneration of ones vision.

One of the main objective of the study is to finds way to keep AMD at bay or at least to slow it down. Age related macular degeneration happens when the macular would no longer function as the aging process accelerates. AMD is something that can affect a huge percentage of individuals that are in the 65 years and above age group.

This study is also applicable for other types of vision problems. A good example would be cataract. People with cataract suffer from blurry eyes mainly because of a cloudy substance forming on the lens making it hard for them to see clearly.

In this study, what researchers do is conduct studies on seniors with vision problems and those that are prone to contract them. They give doses of vision vitamins to see if these substances can have a good effect on them. They use substances like Omega 3, lutein, zeaxanthin, Vitamin E, and Vitamin C.

The nutrients that were mentioned can be derived from certain plants except for Omega 3, which is found in fish like salmon. For example, beta carotene is abundant in plants and vegetables especially the bright colored ones. Zeaxanthin and lutein can easily be found in spinach and other green vegetables.

With the help of the study, scientists get to make proper use of these substances. They use as their way of knowing how well the eyes will respond to eye supplements. These supplements contain a good dose of vision vitamins especially lutein and zeaxanthin.

AREDS II is a study that can benefit everyone. The result of the study can be used to alleviate the problems that the elderly have with their eyes. It can also help the younger generation by making sure that they can do something to keep their eye healthy as they grow older.




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