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Zeaxanthin may improve visual function in AMD patients
18 November 2011
According to a new US study, supplementation with zeaxanthin can improve visual acuity in elderly patients with age-related macular degeneration independently of lutein.
30 March 2016
Between late 2005 and April 2007, the Dietary Survey Unit of the French Food Safety Agency (Afssa) conducted the second individual and national food consumption survey (INCA 2). This study followed the first INCA study, conducted in 1998–1999.
INCA 2 involved 2,624 adults (18–79 years old) and 1,455 children (3–17 years old). The participants recorded their food and supplement intake over seven days, answered a questionnaire to evaluate their physical activity level, sedentary behavior, and their food supplement consumption over the past 12 months.
Thus, the INCA 2 study results provide a very detailed food consumption database on an individual level on people living in mainland France, essential for health and nutritional risk assessment.
Results
Additional analyses will determine how often recommended intake levels of vitamins and minerals are not met or are exceeded, by taking into account intakes from food supplements on the one hand and fortified and unfortified foods on the other.
Reference
Afssa, Étude INCA 2, 2006-07. www.afssa.fr/Documents/PASER-Sy-INCA2.pdf
18 November 2011
According to a new US study, supplementation with zeaxanthin can improve visual acuity in elderly patients with age-related macular degeneration independently of lutein.
7 September 2011
According to a new study from the UK, riboflavin supplementation may increase hemoglobin levels.
30 July 2012
According to a new Australian review, combined omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid supplementation may significantly increase the likelihood of symptom improvement in children and adolescents suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).