{"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":"zabibu-kwa-utafiti-wa-afya-ya-macho-unasema-matumizi-ya-mara-kwa-mara-yanaweza-kuboresha-kuzorota-kwa-seli-kwa-watu-wazima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/zabibu-kwa-utafiti-wa-afya-ya-macho-unasema-matumizi-ya-mara-kwa-mara-yanaweza-kuboresha-kuzorota-kwa-seli-kwa-watu-wazima\/","title":{"rendered":"Zabibu kwa Afya ya Macho: Utafiti Unasema Matumizi ya Kawaida yanaweza Kuboresha Upungufu wa Macular kwa Watu Wazima"},"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>Matumizi ya mara kwa mara ya zabibu yanaweza kuwa na athari za kushangaza kwa afya ya macho yako. Watafiti wanasema kuwa na kikombe na nusu ya zabibu kila siku kunaweza kusaidia kuboresha kuzorota kwa seli kwa watu wazima.<\/p>\n<p>Upungufu wa macular ni hali inayosababisha uoni hafifu wa kati, ambayo ndiyo sababu kuu ya kupoteza uwezo wa kuona kwa watu wazima. Inatokea wakati sehemu ya retina, inayoitwa <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\">macula,<\/a> ambayo hudhibiti uoni mkali, wa moja kwa moja huharibika na uzee.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mfadhaiko wa oksidi ni sababu kuu ya hatari kwa uharibifu wa kuona, na ulaji wa vyakula vyenye antioxidant vinaweza kusaidia katika kudhibiti ulemavu wa kuona,&quot; watafiti waliandika katika matokeo yao, iliyochapishwa katika jarida. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2023\/FO\/D3FO02105J\" target=\"_blank\">jarida<\/a> Chakula na Lishe.<\/p>\n<p>Dhiki ya oksidi ni <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10693912\/\" target=\"_blank\">usawa<\/a> kati ya utengenezwaji wa viini vya bure na kinga ya antioxidant ambayo inajulikana kusababisha uharibifu wa chombo na hali kadhaa, ikiwa ni pamoja na matatizo ya macho yanayohusiana na umri.<\/p>\n<p>Ili kuelewa athari za vyakula vyenye antioxidant kama vile zabibu kwenye afya ya macho kwa watu wanaozeeka, watafiti walifanya mtu aliyedhibitiwa bila mpangilio. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1003895\" target=\"_blank\">kusoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kwa kutathmini washiriki 34 kwa wiki 16, timu ilikadiria jinsi matumizi ya mara kwa mara ya zabibu yaliathiri mkazo wa oksidi na viwango vya juu vya bidhaa za mwisho za glycation (AGEs) - mambo mawili makuu ambayo yanajulikana kuathiri macho kwa watu wazee.<\/p>\n<p>Washiriki walipewa poda ya zabibu ya meza iliyokaushwa kwa kuganda au placebo wakati wa jaribio. Wale waliochukua unga wa zabibu walikula sawa na vikombe 1.5 vya zabibu kila siku.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti walipima wiani wa macho wa rangi ya macular (MPOD) ya washiriki kila baada ya wiki nne. MPOD ya chini inaonyesha hatari kubwa ya kuzorota kwa seli. Pia walichunguza jinsi mrundikano wa AGE (bidhaa za mwisho za glycation), ambayo inajulikana kusababisha <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\">mkazo wa oksidi<\/a> katika retina, iliathiriwa na matumizi ya zabibu.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Walaji zabibu walionyesha ongezeko kubwa la MPOD, uwezo wa antioxidant wa plasma, na maudhui ya phenolic jumla ikilinganishwa na wale walio kwenye placebo. Wale ambao hawakutumia zabibu waliona ongezeko kubwa la AGE zenye madhara, kama inavyopimwa kwenye ngozi,\u201d watafiti walisema katika taarifa ya habari.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Utafiti wetu ni wa kwanza kuonyesha kwamba matumizi ya zabibu huathiri afya ya macho kwa binadamu jambo ambalo linasisimua sana, hasa kutokana na ongezeko la watu wanaozeeka,&quot; mwandishi mwenza wa utafiti Dk. Jung Eun Kim, kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Kitaifa cha Singapore, alisema. Zabibu ni tunda rahisi, linaloweza kufikiwa ambalo tafiti zimeonyesha zinaweza kuwa na a <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/3-servings-grapes-day-increases-gut-bacteria-boosts-metabolic-function-study-finds-469989\">athari ya manufaa<\/a> kwa kiasi cha kawaida cha kikombe 1 na nusu tu kwa siku.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/grapes-eye-health-study-says-regular-consumption-can-improve-macular-degeneration-older-adults-470970\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/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>Matumizi ya mara kwa mara ya zabibu yanaweza kuwa na athari za kushangaza kwa afya ya macho yako. Watafiti wanasema kuwa na kikombe na nusu ya zabibu kila siku kunaweza kusaidia kuboresha kuzorota kwa seli kwa watu wazima.<\/p>\n<p>Upungufu wa macular ni hali inayosababisha uoni hafifu wa kati, ambayo ndiyo sababu kuu ya kupoteza uwezo wa kuona kwa watu wazima. Inatokea wakati sehemu ya retina, inayoitwa <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\">macula,<\/a> ambayo hudhibiti uoni mkali, wa moja kwa moja huharibika na uzee.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mfadhaiko wa oksidi ni sababu kuu ya hatari kwa uharibifu wa kuona, na ulaji wa vyakula vyenye antioxidant vinaweza kusaidia katika kudhibiti ulemavu wa kuona,&quot; watafiti waliandika katika matokeo yao, iliyochapishwa katika jarida. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2023\/FO\/D3FO02105J\" target=\"_blank\">jarida<\/a> Chakula na Lishe.<\/p>\n<p>Dhiki ya oksidi ni <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10693912\/\" target=\"_blank\">usawa<\/a> kati ya utengenezwaji wa viini vya bure na kinga ya antioxidant ambayo inajulikana kusababisha uharibifu wa chombo na hali kadhaa, ikiwa ni pamoja na matatizo ya macho yanayohusiana na umri.<\/p>\n<p>Ili kuelewa athari za vyakula vyenye antioxidant kama vile zabibu kwenye afya ya macho kwa watu wanaozeeka, watafiti walifanya mtu aliyedhibitiwa bila mpangilio. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1003895\" target=\"_blank\">kusoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kwa kutathmini washiriki 34 kwa wiki 16, timu ilikadiria jinsi matumizi ya mara kwa mara ya zabibu yaliathiri mkazo wa oksidi na viwango vya juu vya bidhaa za mwisho za glycation (AGEs) - mambo mawili makuu ambayo yanajulikana kuathiri macho kwa watu wazee.<\/p>\n<p>Washiriki walipewa poda ya zabibu ya meza iliyokaushwa kwa kuganda au placebo wakati wa jaribio. Wale waliochukua unga wa zabibu walikula sawa na vikombe 1.5 vya zabibu kila siku.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti walipima wiani wa macho wa rangi ya macular (MPOD) ya washiriki kila baada ya wiki nne. MPOD ya chini inaonyesha hatari kubwa ya kuzorota kwa seli. Pia walichunguza jinsi mrundikano wa AGE (bidhaa za mwisho za glycation), ambayo inajulikana kusababisha <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\">mkazo wa oksidi<\/a> katika retina, iliathiriwa na matumizi ya zabibu.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Walaji zabibu walionyesha ongezeko kubwa la MPOD, uwezo wa antioxidant wa plasma, na maudhui ya phenolic jumla ikilinganishwa na wale walio kwenye placebo. Wale ambao hawakutumia zabibu waliona ongezeko kubwa la AGE zenye madhara, kama inavyopimwa kwenye ngozi,\u201d watafiti walisema katika taarifa ya habari.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Utafiti wetu ni wa kwanza kuonyesha kwamba matumizi ya zabibu huathiri afya ya macho kwa binadamu jambo ambalo linasisimua sana, hasa kutokana na ongezeko la watu wanaozeeka,&quot; mwandishi mwenza wa utafiti Dk. Jung Eun Kim, kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Kitaifa cha Singapore, alisema. Zabibu ni tunda rahisi, linaloweza kufikiwa ambalo tafiti zimeonyesha zinaweza kuwa na a <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/3-servings-grapes-day-increases-gut-bacteria-boosts-metabolic-function-study-finds-469989\">athari ya manufaa<\/a> kwa kiasi cha kawaida cha kikombe 1 na nusu tu kwa siku.&quot;<\/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\/sw\/zabibu-kwa-utafiti-wa-afya-ya-macho-unasema-matumizi-ya-mara-kwa-mara-yanaweza-kuboresha-kuzorota-kwa-seli-kwa-watu-wazima\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\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. 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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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