NHS Choices ‘Behind the Headlines’ assessment of press reports that vitamin D ‘may stop AMD sight loss’

Source: NHS Choices
Area: News
The 'Behind the Headlines' service from NHS Choices has featured a quality assessment of press reports that "more vitamin D a day could keep glasses away" (reported by The Independent and others; 17th January 2012).   The assessment notes that the reports were based on the results of an animal study, in which mice were treated with vitamin D daily for six weeks.  At the end of this period the researchers looked for the presence of amyloid beta (which accumulates with ageing) and C3d (a (Read more...)

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