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Omega-3 fatty acids may help delay age-related macular degeneration. This is a major cause of blindness in older people. Nearly 3,000 subjects were recruited for the Age Related Eye Disease Study. Those who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids had less progression of the disease.
[British Journal of Ophthalmology, online June 12, 2009]
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