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Article: See the Benefits of a Healthy Lifestyle.
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- PR Newswire Europe
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- November 9, 2009
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ANDOVER, England, November 9 /PRNewswire/ --
Sight charity The Eyecare Trust has joined forces with healthcare provider Simplyhealth to warn that many lifestyle choices can pose a serious threat to eyesight. As well as alerting people to the eye health risks posed by obesity, the charity is stressing that smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise and excessive alcohol consumption can all dramatically increase the risk of sight loss or even blindness.
Smoking is a key factor in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - the leading cause of blindness in the developed world, which affects 600,000 people in the UK. Yet only 9.7 per cent of ...