2 Topic Commentaries

AMD & Vitamin B Intake

AMD & Vitamin B Intake

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  William G. Christen, ScD

  Preventive Medicine

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  Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

  Women taking the supplements had a 34 percent lower risk of any AMD and a 41 percent lower risk of visually significant AMD. The beneficial effects began approximately two years after the start of treatment and lasted throughout the trial.

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  William Kormos, MD

  Internal Medicine

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  Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School

  A single study in women (average age 64) reported that a combination of vitamins B6, B12, and folate reduced the development of AMD over a seven-year period. But this study has not been replicated, and it hasn't been done in men, which makes it hard to recommend these supplements.

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