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What's On Your Plate May Help Save Your Sight

PR Newswire

11 Jan 2005

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- When thinking about new year's resolutions and getting back into shape, don't forget about your eyesight. According to the National Eye Institute, more than 22 million Americans suffer from cataracts and the irreversible affects of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of acquired blindness in the United States. Currently there is no permanent effective treatment or cure for the condition, but there's plenty you can do to preserve your vision.

Leading eye experts say preserving your vision begins with what's on your plate:

1. Load up on Lutein -- and Zeaxanthin-rich Foods

A high dietary intake of two carotenoids -- lutein and zeaxanthin --

present in egg and dark green leafy vegetables significantly lowers the

risk of age-related macular degeneration (i). In fact, lutein in eggs is

200-300 percent more bioavailable than vegetable sources of lutein.

Lutein and zeaxanthin provide the yellow pigment found in these foods and

helps protect against AMD by blocking harmful blue light from reaching

and damaging the cells in the eyes.

2. Take Your Vitamins

A National Eye Institute study found that those with AMD who took a

supplement containing vitamin C, vitamin E, Beta carotene and zinc

reduced their risk of developing advanced AMD by about 25 percent and the

associated vision loss by 19 percent(ii).

3. Pack in Produce

Fruits and vegetables are filled with beneficial phytonutrients that help

prevent oxidation. They also help you achieve a healthy weight because

they fill you up on few calories. The National Cancer Institute

recommends adults eat five to nine servings a day. A serving counts as

one medium piece of fruit; one cup leafy greens, a half-cup cooked or

canned fruits or vegetables; or 6 ounces fruit or vegetable juice.

4. Maintain Ideal Weight and Watch Your Waist

New research finds that being overweight or obese doubled the risk of

developing advanced AMD among individuals with early signs of the

disease (iii). What's more, fat concentrated in your middle was also

found to double subjects' odds of developing advanced AMD. According to

the National Institutes of Health, if your waist measures more than 35

inches for a women or 40 inches for a man, you are at increased risk for

chronic diseases, including those that affect your vision.

5. Get a Move on

Individuals with AMD who exercised three times per week were 25 percent

less likely to get AMD compared with couch potatoes (iv).

A study released today by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Shiley Eye Center study and published in the January 2005 Archives of Ophthalmology, supports the idea that macular degeneration patients benefit from self-management training including controlling your diet.

For more information, you can contact Terry Cater at Aronow Communications on behalf of the Egg Nutrition Center at 646-495-5776. For more information on the UCSD study, you can contact Eileen Callahan at 619-543-6163.

(i) Ribaya-Mercado, J, Blumberg, J, Lut

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Thanks . I have tried everything except Prep H. I am 40 plus now and I am starting to look a bit saggy too. Have you used Dr. Milberg or seen his work? I am scared of another surgery but I am also more scared of saggy eyes! Thanks for your help.

Alktitko <ktitko@...> wrote:

I would first reccommend trying some non surgical alternatives like an anti-inflamatory cream under the eyes. Preparation-H is popular for that. If you really are set on surgery though, Dr. Milberg in Tarzana is an excellent surgeon! > Has anyone in here ever thought of doing their "eyes".....and if so, does anyone know of a good doctor near Los Angeles or the San Valley? Due to all of the illness, the bags under my eyes are really bad and I want to look better. Thanks.> > Allie> > __________________________________________________>

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Dr. Milberg was my implanting surgeon 11 years ago. He used to be the

head of reconstructive surgery at Kaiser. I do not in any way blame

him for what happened to me with the implants, he was excellent. In

fact, I probably could have come out much worse off had I used a

different surgeon. I researched for over a year before choosing him,

and I have sent many friends to him for various things. I have not

heard a bad word about his work.

Best of luck!

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Just be sure he is very experienced at en bloc removal. I would ask him

for specifics as to how he removes them, and look at the guidelines for en

bloc and see if he was following them. I would not ask if he removes en

bloc, because he will say he does.

Lynda

At 12:21 PM 7/17/2005, you wrote:

>Dr. Milberg was my implanting surgeon 11 years ago. He used to be the

>head of reconstructive surgery at Kaiser. I do not in any way blame

>him for what happened to me with the implants, he was excellent. In

>fact, I probably could have come out much worse off had I used a

>different surgeon. I researched for over a year before choosing him,

>and I have sent many friends to him for various things. I have not

>heard a bad word about his work.

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>Best of luck!

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