Eating Oily Fish May Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy

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Can Eating Oily Fish Twice Weekly Reduce the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy?

Posted By Dr. Ari Weitzner On August 21, 2016 @ 2:28 am In Diabetes,Nutrition,Retina | Comments Disabled

Spanish researchers recently published the results of a clinical trial in JAMA Ophthalmology indicating that in middle-aged and older individuals with type 2 diabetes, intake of at least 500 mg/day of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids – the equivalent of 2 weekly servings of oily fish – may decrease the risk of diabetic retinopathy.

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