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Article: Lutein & cataracts.(QUICK STUDIES)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Article date:
- March 1, 2008
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Women who consume more lutein (and its cousin, zeaxanthin) have a lower risk of cataracts.
Researchers tracked more than 35,000 women who were enrolled in the Women's Health Study. Those who consumed the most lutein and zeaxanthin (they averaged 6,700 micrograms a day) had an 18 percent lower risk of cataracts over the next 10 years than those who consumed the least.
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