"age" news and stories

Age related macular degeneration, or AMD, is associated with the eye's inability to remove anti-oxidants. There are two forms of AMD: the wet and the dry. The dry form accounts for about %90 of cases and is slow in progressing. It is what leads to the "cloudy" look in an eye with AMD, the culprit being the deposition of drusen around the retina.

Broccoli contains sulforaphane, an isothiocynate, that has been shown to modify the way in which some carcinogens are metabolized. According to Medical Food News, sulpforaphane (found in broccoli) actually stimulates the body's internal anti-oxidant system. Studies have been limited to the lab, but are promising with regards to retinal tissue and the removal of anti-oxidants. The thrust of the studies has been aimed at the elderly, who suffer most often from AMD.

So, the next time you hear a grand-mother tell the kids to load up on broccoli, remind her to do the same. It's easy to cook, and versatile. And we knew it was good for us all along. Next, the cauliflower.

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The five Campbell brothers, John, 91, Jim, 88, Colin, 85, Sid, 82, and Doug, 78, have gone their entire lives without eating vegetables - hardly one pea has passed onto (or off of) their dinner plates. Their general philosophy, to which they attribute their longevity, is that it doesn't matter what you eat as long as you are active. They say that their parents did not force them to eat the vegetables and they, in turn, did not put that pressure upon their children, at least one of whom is no more interested in eating greens that his father and uncles are.  

Predictably, this has stirred up a bunch of people into proclaiming that vegetables are not a vital part of our diets and are not necessary for good health. This is, by and large, untrue. Vegetables have lots of nutrients that out bodies need. The story of the Campbells is just an example of a handful of people who were lucky enough to go through life without any serious medical conditions.

After all, if something had gone wrong with their health, their veg-less diet would have been blamed.

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