Dietary lutein and zeaxanthin: authors' response
The most striking thing from the data presented by Mitchell is that they show no evidence of a protective effect of dietary or supplement intake of lutein and zeaxanthin. The consistent finding of these two population based studies must seriously challenge the association reported by previous case control studies.
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Nevertheless, these two studies confirm the lack of evidence to support recommendations for a specific increase in dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin to protect against macular degeneration.
Research on Poison/"Vitamin A" being dead wrong, and/or not reproducible? I'm shocked, I tell you. SHOCKED! /sarcasm
Dietary lutein and zeaxanthin: authors' response
The most striking thing from the data presented by Mitchell is that they show no evidence of a protective effect of dietary or supplement intake of lutein and zeaxanthin. The consistent finding of these two population based studies must seriously challenge the association reported by previous case control studies.
[...]
Nevertheless, these two studies confirm the lack of evidence to support recommendations for a specific increase in dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin to protect against macular degeneration.
Research on Poison/"Vitamin A" being dead wrong, and/or not reproducible? I'm shocked, I tell you. SHOCKED! /sarcasm
