Diet and Macular Degeneration - Scientists see a link

NY Times reports that a new study has found that eating carbohydrate-rich food with a high glycemic index(measure of a food’s potential to raise blood glucose levels)— is associated with the development of Macular Degeneration disorder.

See some info on glycemic index here http://tinyurl.com/yv3tqw

Read more about the study here

Macular Degeneration - Diet and Nutrition - Medicine and Health - New York Times: "The glycemic index is a measure of how fast carbohydrates are metabolized — the faster they are broken down into glucose, the higher the glycemic index. Simple carbohydrates, like those in cakes and cookies, cheese pizza, white bread or other foods sweetened with sugar or corn syrup, are quickly metabolized by the cells, while the complex carbohydrates in brown rice, barley and many other vegetables are broken down more slowly.

Heavy consumption of foods with a high glycemic index has been implicated in the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers, according to background information in the paper, which appears in the July issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.