People who consume green leafy vegetables regularly lower the risk of developing a form of blindness that troubles millions a form of blindness elderly citizens.
“Eating a half-cut of spinach once a week is enough to provide protection against age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a form of blindness,” said Johanna Seddon of Harvard Medical School.
Located at the center of retina, the macula enables people to see fine detail. A person can be severely disabled when the macula is damaged and will prevent him to read, write or drive a car.
As of now there is no known way to avoid AMD, although laser treatment is utilized in few cases.
Seddon, who made comparison of 356 people diagnosed with advanced AMD with the diets of 520 without the disease, found out that spinach, collard greens, kale, mustard greens, parsley, dill and broccoli provide protection against AMD.
Fight Blindness with Green Vegetables
