SynthesisNutrients2022
Adherence to the Mediterranean-Style Eating Pattern and Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Scientific evidence supporting the newly developed one-health labeling tool "Med-Index": an umbrella systematic review on health benefits of mediterranean diet principles and adherence in a planeterranean perspective.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Imaging-based adipose biomarkers for predicting clinical outcomes of cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of a mobile application-based whole-course nutrition management intervention in patients with age-related macular degeneration: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- What Should Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration Eat?American journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Associations Between Nutritional Factors, Obesity and Ocular Diseases: A Narrative Literature Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Relationships Between Diet and Geographic Atrophy Progression in the Age-Related Eye Diseases Studies 1 and 2.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Dietary-related characteristics and cataract risk: evidence from a mendelian randomization study.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Association of vision and hearing impairment and dietary diversity among the oldest old in China: findings from the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation.Journal of health psychology · 2024Article
- Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Tale of Two Stages.Ophthalmology science · 2023Article
- Pathomechanisms of Inherited Retinal Degeneration and Perspectives for Neuroprotection.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2023Review
- Exploring the Effect of the Gut Microbiome on the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration From the Perspective of Causality.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- Article
- Effect of the Mediterranean Diet on Progression of Dry Form of Age-related Macular Degeneration.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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13 authors at 9 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a serious degenerative disease affecting the eyes, and is the main cause of severe vision loss among people >55 years of age in developed countries. Its onset and progression have been associated with several genetic and lifestyle factors, with diet appearing to play a pivotal role in the latter. In particular, dietary eating patterns rich in plant foods have been shown to lower the risk of developing the disease, and to decrease the odds of progressing to more advanced stages in individuals already burdened with early AMD. We systematically reviewed the literature to analyse the relationship between the adherence to a Mediterranean diet, a mainly plant-based dietary pattern, and the onset/progression of AMD. Eight human observational studies were analysed. Despite some differences, they consistently indicate that higher adherence to a Mediterranean eating pattern lowers the odds of developing AMD and decreases the risk of progression to more advanced stages of the disease, establishing the way for preventative measures emphasizing dietary patterns rich in plant-foods.
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