Fish Oil Cuts Macular Degeneration Risk in Half

Saturday, August 16, 2008
By: Byron J. Richards,
Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist

A study in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that eating oily fish at least once per week cuts the risk for developing age-related macular degeneration1 in half.


This is a testament to the destruction of the quality of our food supply by companies that process food and animals used in the food supply that are no longer range raised.  Oily fish are one of the few remaining sources of vital oils like DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement..  Even the intake of fish is of concern due to the widespread pollution of ocean water.

Molecularly distilled DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement., which does not contain mercury, PCBs, or other contaminants, is the safest way for you to get this vital oil into your diet on a consistent basis.


Referenced Studies:
  1. ^ Fish Oil and Macular Degeneration  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition  Cristina Augood, Usha Chakravarthy, Ian Young, Jesus Vioque, Paulus TVM de Jong, Graham Bentham, Mati Rahu, Johan Seland, Gisele Soubrane, Laura Tomazzoli, Fotis Topouzis, Johannes R Vingerling and Astrid E Fletcher

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