Article: Put down those chips! (Lifelines).(processed foods may be a risk for age-related macular degeneration)(Brief Article)

You know that fats in processed foods can cause heart disease. But now a new study gives you another reason to avoid your favorite chips and cookies.

A Harvard University professor recently studied patients at five of the country's largest ophthalmology centers, and found that those patients who consumed more processed foods on a daily basis were at high risk for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over age 65. And those eating foods highest ...

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