Red meat ups blindness risk by 50%..

People who consume too uch red meat are at a greater risk of blindness, report Australian researchers. Researchers have shown that those who
consume 10 portions or more of red meat a week are nearly 50% more likely to experience deterioration of the retina in old age. But tucking into chicken at least three times a week can have a protective effect, reducing the risk of blindness by more than half.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, are the latest to suggest a link between diet and age-related macular degeneration. The macular is the central and most sensitive section of the retina and allows us to see fine detail for reading. The latest evidence by researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia, suggests curtailing red meat intake could help some people ward off the disease