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Sugar and Sight

Several studies support the hypothesis that diet, particularly carbohydrate consumption, affects vision. One study compares the eyesight of hunter-gatherer and industrialized groups. Another study explores the mechanism behind dietary contribution to myopia and finds increases in insulin promote eyeball elongation in animal models. A third explores dietary sugar’s links to glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration.

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