Salmon saves your eyesight!

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that eating oily fish such as salmon may reduce your risk of developing neovascular age-related macular eye degeneration (NV-AMD). AMD is a major cause of adult blindness. The study looked at fish consumption over the past year and found those who ate oily fish at least once a week, had a 50% reduced risk of developing NV-AMD than those who ate fish less than once a week.

To eat more oily fish such as the ones sited in this study:

• Spread smoked mackerel over whole-grain crackers.
• Make a sandwich using chunk-light tuna (less mercury risk than albacore), low-fat mayo, celery and chipotle ground pepper.
• Serve wild-caught salmon topped with brown sugar, soy sauce and garlic.
• Sauté pickled herring with onions and green pepper and toss with cool pasta and grape tomatoes.
• Mix canned sardines with olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, garlic and crushed red pepper and serve over spring greens. See recipe at http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/MIXED-GREENS-WITH-MARINATED-ANCHOVIES-106452

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Augood, C. et. al., Oily fish consumption, dietary docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid intakes, and associations with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;88:398-406

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