Regularly eating oranges may improve your eye health according to new research from the Westmead Institute.
The Institute analysed the diet of 2,000 Australians over the age of 50 for a 15 years period focusing on how their diet related to their risk of age-related vision impairment, and it was the consumption of oranges in particular that stood out.
Lead researcher at the University of Sydney, Bamini Gopinath, said that while these results were exciting, more studies needed to be done to hone in on the the links to oranges and Macular Degeneration.
Gopinath stressed, “Where not saying ‘just eat oranges and you’re going to be fine’, we’re advocating for a more healthy diet in general and oranges could be a part of that.”