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Dried Goji Berries may provide Protection Against Age-Related Vision Loss

Study finds a small serving of goji berries increased protective pigments in the eye that may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in older adults. (Photo/ UC Regents)

Regularly eating a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people, according to a small, randomized trial conducted at the University of California, Davis.

AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older people, and is estimated to affect more than 11 million in the United States and 170 million globally.

“AMD affects your central field of vision and can affect your ability to read or recognize faces,” said Glenn Yiu, a co-author of the study...

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