30 November 2009
Increased intakes of vitamin C may increase the risk of developing cataracts in some elderly people, a new study reports.
Findings from 24,593 Swedish women aged between 49 and 83 indicated that vitamin C use was associated with a 25 percent increase in the incidence of cataracts (1). Among the older women – over the age of 68 – high doses of vitamin C supplements (1,000 mg/day) were associated with a 38 percent increase in the risk of cataracts. The findings were further complicated in women on hormone replacement therapy, where the supplements were associated with a 56 percent increase in cataracts.
The researchers speculated that the use of vitamin C supplements may be associated with higher risk of age-related cataract among women.
21 March 2014
A new French study reports that middle-aged adults with increased consumption of fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoids seem to maintain their cognitive function for a longer time.
25 May 2011
Despite many reports to the contrary, German experts have come to the conclusion that older people, young women and children from low-income families often suffer from deficiencies of micronutrients such as calcium, vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin E, zinc and selenium.
9 May 2012
A new US review claims that a higher intake of fruit and vegetables (three to five servings per day) has been found to exert a protective effect against stroke.
