date:Dec 18, 2018
An observational study has shown an association between eating vegetable nitrates, found in green leafy vegetables and beets, and a lower risk of developing an early stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of permanent vision loss among Americans ages 60 and older. The results were published online by the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Researchers studied the eating habits of more than 2,000 adults ages 49 and older over a 15-year period and compar