{"id":8757,"date":"2023-10-13T12:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T09:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:13:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T09:13:01","slug":"uno-studio-sulluva-per-la-salute-degli-occhi-afferma-che-il-consumo-regolare-puo-migliorare-la-degenerazione-maculare-negli-anziani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/uno-studio-sulluva-per-la-salute-degli-occhi-afferma-che-il-consumo-regolare-puo-migliorare-la-degenerazione-maculare-negli-anziani\/","title":{"rendered":"Uva per la salute degli occhi: uno studio afferma che il consumo regolare pu\u00f2 migliorare la degenerazione maculare negli anziani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Il consumo regolare di uva pu\u00f2 avere effetti sorprendenti sulla salute degli occhi. I ricercatori affermano che bere una tazza e mezza di uva ogni giorno pu\u00f2 aiutare a migliorare la degenerazione maculare negli anziani.<\/p>\n<p>La degenerazione maculare \u00e8 una condizione che provoca una visione centrale offuscata, che \u00e8 la principale causa di perdita della vista negli anziani. Si verifica quando una parte della retina, chiamata <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nei.nih.gov\/learn-about-eye-health\/eye-conditions-and-diseases\/age-related-macular-degeneration#:~:text=What%20is%20AMD%3F,sharp%2C%20straight%2Dahead%20vision.\" target=\"_blank\">la macula,<\/a> che controlla la visione nitida e diretta si danneggia con l&#039;invecchiamento.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Lo stress ossidativo \u00e8 un fattore di rischio chiave per i disturbi visivi e il consumo di alimenti ricchi di antiossidanti pu\u00f2 aiutare a gestire i disturbi visivi&quot;, hanno scritto i ricercatori nei loro risultati, pubblicati su <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2023\/FO\/D3FO02105J\" target=\"_blank\">rivista<\/a> Cibo e nutrizione.<\/p>\n<p>Lo stress ossidativo \u00e8 un <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10693912\/\" target=\"_blank\">squilibrio<\/a> tra la produzione di radicali liberi e le difese antiossidanti note per causare danni agli organi e diverse condizioni, tra cui problemi alla vista legati all\u2019et\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>Per comprendere l\u2019impatto degli alimenti ricchi di antiossidanti come l\u2019uva sulla salute degli occhi nella popolazione che invecchia, i ricercatori hanno condotto uno studio randomizzato e controllato su esseri umani. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1003895\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Valutando 34 partecipanti per 16 settimane, il team ha stimato in che modo il consumo regolare di uva influisce sullo stress ossidativo e sugli alti livelli di prodotti finali della glicazione avanzata (AGE), i due principali fattori noti per influenzare la vista nelle persone anziane.<\/p>\n<p>Durante lo studio ai partecipanti \u00e8 stata somministrata polvere di uva da tavola liofilizzata o un placebo. Coloro che assumevano la polvere d&#039;uva consumavano l&#039;equivalente di 1,5 tazze di uva ogni giorno.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori hanno misurato la densit\u00e0 ottica del pigmento maculare (MPOD) dei partecipanti ogni quattro settimane. Un MPOD inferiore indica un rischio maggiore di degenerazione maculare. Hanno anche esaminato le cause dell&#039;accumulo di AGE (prodotti finali della glicazione avanzata). <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fnut.2022.1037186\/full#:~:text=AGEs%20can%20induce%20the%20breakdown,pathological%20alterations%20in%20the%20retina.\" target=\"_blank\">lo stress ossidativo<\/a> nella retina, \u00e8 stato influenzato dal consumo di uva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mangiatori di uva hanno mostrato un aumento significativo dell\u2019MPOD, della capacit\u00e0 antiossidante del plasma e del contenuto fenolico totale rispetto a quelli del gruppo placebo. Coloro che non hanno consumato uva hanno riscontrato un aumento significativo degli AGE dannosi, misurati nella buccia&quot;, hanno affermato i ricercatori in un comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Il nostro studio \u00e8 il primo a dimostrare che il consumo di uva ha un impatto benefico sulla salute degli occhi negli esseri umani, il che \u00e8 molto interessante, soprattutto con una popolazione che invecchia in crescita&quot;, ha affermato il coautore dello studio, il dottor Jung Eun Kim, dell&#039;Universit\u00e0 Nazionale di Singapore. L&#039;uva \u00e8 un frutto facile e accessibile che gli studi hanno dimostrato pu\u00f2 avere un <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/3-servings-grapes-day-increases-gut-bacteria-boosts-metabolic-function-study-finds-469989\">impatto benefico<\/a> in quantit\u00e0 normali di solo 1 tazza e \u00bd al giorno.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/grapes-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-older-adults-470970\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Il consumo regolare di uva pu\u00f2 avere effetti sorprendenti sulla salute degli occhi. I ricercatori affermano che bere una tazza e mezza di uva ogni giorno pu\u00f2 aiutare a migliorare la degenerazione maculare negli anziani.<\/p>\n<p>La degenerazione maculare \u00e8 una condizione che provoca una visione centrale offuscata, che \u00e8 la principale causa di perdita della vista negli anziani. Si verifica quando una parte della retina, chiamata <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nei.nih.gov\/learn-about-eye-health\/eye-conditions-and-diseases\/age-related-macular-degeneration#:~:text=What%20is%20AMD%3F,sharp%2C%20straight%2Dahead%20vision.\" target=\"_blank\">la macula,<\/a> che controlla la visione nitida e diretta si danneggia con l&#039;invecchiamento.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Lo stress ossidativo \u00e8 un fattore di rischio chiave per i disturbi visivi e il consumo di alimenti ricchi di antiossidanti pu\u00f2 aiutare a gestire i disturbi visivi&quot;, hanno scritto i ricercatori nei loro risultati, pubblicati su <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2023\/FO\/D3FO02105J\" target=\"_blank\">rivista<\/a> Cibo e nutrizione.<\/p>\n<p>Lo stress ossidativo \u00e8 un <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10693912\/\" target=\"_blank\">squilibrio<\/a> tra la produzione di radicali liberi e le difese antiossidanti note per causare danni agli organi e diverse condizioni, tra cui problemi alla vista legati all\u2019et\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>Per comprendere l\u2019impatto degli alimenti ricchi di antiossidanti come l\u2019uva sulla salute degli occhi nella popolazione che invecchia, i ricercatori hanno condotto uno studio randomizzato e controllato su esseri umani. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1003895\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Valutando 34 partecipanti per 16 settimane, il team ha stimato in che modo il consumo regolare di uva influisce sullo stress ossidativo e sugli alti livelli di prodotti finali della glicazione avanzata (AGE), i due principali fattori noti per influenzare la vista nelle persone anziane.<\/p>\n<p>Durante lo studio ai partecipanti \u00e8 stata somministrata polvere di uva da tavola liofilizzata o un placebo. Coloro che assumevano la polvere d&#039;uva consumavano l&#039;equivalente di 1,5 tazze di uva ogni giorno.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori hanno misurato la densit\u00e0 ottica del pigmento maculare (MPOD) dei partecipanti ogni quattro settimane. Un MPOD inferiore indica un rischio maggiore di degenerazione maculare. Hanno anche esaminato le cause dell&#039;accumulo di AGE (prodotti finali della glicazione avanzata). <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fnut.2022.1037186\/full#:~:text=AGEs%20can%20induce%20the%20breakdown,pathological%20alterations%20in%20the%20retina.\" target=\"_blank\">lo stress ossidativo<\/a> nella retina, \u00e8 stato influenzato dal consumo di uva.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mangiatori di uva hanno mostrato un aumento significativo dell\u2019MPOD, della capacit\u00e0 antiossidante del plasma e del contenuto fenolico totale rispetto a quelli del gruppo placebo. Coloro che non hanno consumato uva hanno riscontrato un aumento significativo degli AGE dannosi, misurati nella buccia&quot;, hanno affermato i ricercatori in un comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Il nostro studio \u00e8 il primo a dimostrare che il consumo di uva ha un impatto benefico sulla salute degli occhi negli esseri umani, il che \u00e8 molto interessante, soprattutto con una popolazione che invecchia in crescita&quot;, ha affermato il coautore dello studio, il dottor Jung Eun Kim, dell&#039;Universit\u00e0 Nazionale di Singapore. L&#039;uva \u00e8 un frutto facile e accessibile che gli studi hanno dimostrato pu\u00f2 avere un <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/3-servings-grapes-day-increases-gut-bacteria-boosts-metabolic-function-study-finds-469989\">impatto benefico<\/a> in quantit\u00e0 normali di solo 1 tazza e \u00bd al giorno.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grapes For Eye Health: Study Says Regular Consumption Can Improve Macular Degeneration In Older Adults - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/uno-studio-sulluva-per-la-salute-degli-occhi-afferma-che-il-consumo-regolare-puo-migliorare-la-degenerazione-maculare-negli-anziani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grapes For Eye Health: Study Says Regular Consumption Can Improve Macular Degeneration In Older Adults - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Regular consumption of grapes may have some astonishing effects on your eye health. Researchers say having a cup and a half of grapes every day can help improve macular degeneration in older adults.Macular degeneration is a condition that results in blurred central vision, which is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults. It occurs when part of the retina, called the macula, that controls sharp, straight-ahead vision gets damaged with aging.&quot;Oxidative stress is a key risk factor for visual impairment, and consuming dietary antioxidant-rich foods may help in managing visual impairments,&quot; the researchers wrote in their findings, published in the journal Food &amp; Nutrition.Oxidative stress is an imbalance between the production of free radicals and antioxidant defenses that are known to cause organ damage and several conditions, including age-related eyesight problems.To understand the impact of antioxidant-rich food such as grapes on eye health in the aging population, researchers conducted a randomized, controlled human study.By evaluating 34 participants for 16 weeks, the team estimated how regular consumption of grapes affected oxidative stress and high levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) \u2013 the two main factors that are known to affect eyesight in older people.The participants were given either freeze-dried table grape powder or a placebo during the trial. Those who took grape powder consumed the equivalent of 1.5 cups of grapes each day.Researchers measured the macular pigment optical density (MPOD) of the participants every four weeks. A lower MPOD indicates a greater risk of macular degeneration. They also examined how the accumulation of AGEs (advanced glycation end products), which is known to cause oxidative stress in the retina, was affected by the consumption of grapes.&quot;The grape eaters showed a significant increase in MPOD, plasma antioxidant capacity, and total phenolic content compared to those on placebo. Those who didn&#039;t consume grapes saw a significant increase in harmful AGEs, as measured in the skin,&quot; the researchers said in a news release.&quot;Our study is the first to show that grape consumption beneficially impacts eye health in humans which is very exciting, especially with a growing aging population,&quot; study co-author Dr. Jung Eun Kim, from the National University of Singapore, said.&quot;Grapes are an easy, accessible fruit that studies have shown can have a beneficial impact in normal amounts of just 1 \u00bd cups per day.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/uno-studio-sulluva-per-la-salute-degli-occhi-afferma-che-il-consumo-regolare-puo-migliorare-la-degenerazione-maculare-negli-anziani\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-13T09:13:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Scritto da\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tempo di lettura stimato\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minuti\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Urban Care Clinic\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#\/schema\/person\/f286c4d84be896d302aceda3ed7e789c\"},\"headline\":\"Grapes For Eye Health: Study Says Regular Consumption Can Improve Macular Degeneration In Older Adults\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-13T09:13:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/\"},\"wordCount\":406,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Medical Daily\"],\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/grapes-for-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-in-older-adults\/\",\"name\":\"Grapes For Eye Health: Study Says Regular Consumption Can Improve Macular Degeneration In Older Adults - 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Researchers say having a cup and a half of grapes every day can help improve macular degeneration in older adults.Macular degeneration is a condition that results in blurred central vision, which is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults. It occurs when part of the retina, called the macula, that controls sharp, straight-ahead vision gets damaged with aging.\"Oxidative stress is a key risk factor for visual impairment, and consuming dietary antioxidant-rich foods may help in managing visual impairments,\" the researchers wrote in their findings, published in the journal Food &amp; Nutrition.Oxidative stress is an imbalance between the production of free radicals and antioxidant defenses that are known to cause organ damage and several conditions, including age-related eyesight problems.To understand the impact of antioxidant-rich food such as grapes on eye health in the aging population, researchers conducted a randomized, controlled human study.By evaluating 34 participants for 16 weeks, the team estimated how regular consumption of grapes affected oxidative stress and high levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) \u2013 the two main factors that are known to affect eyesight in older people.The participants were given either freeze-dried table grape powder or a placebo during the trial. Those who took grape powder consumed the equivalent of 1.5 cups of grapes each day.Researchers measured the macular pigment optical density (MPOD) of the participants every four weeks. A lower MPOD indicates a greater risk of macular degeneration. They also examined how the accumulation of AGEs (advanced glycation end products), which is known to cause oxidative stress in the retina, was affected by the consumption of grapes.\"The grape eaters showed a significant increase in MPOD, plasma antioxidant capacity, and total phenolic content compared to those on placebo. 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