Dietary nitrate intake was associated with a lower risk for age-related macular degeneration, but the association may be attributed to existing Mediterranean diet patterns, according to a cohort study.
“In general, individuals with high nitrate intakes were likely to have diets that were denser in vitamins, minerals and healthy fats,” the study authors wrote. “When the Mediterranean diet index tertiles were added to the model, the associations of dietary nitrate with late AMD were attenuated and were no longer statistically significant for [neovascular] AMD but remained