Antioxidants (Jun 2020)

Ocular and Systemic Effects of Antioxidative Supplement Use in Young and Healthy Adults: Real-World Cross-Sectional Data

  • Sakiko Minami,
  • Norihiro Nagai,
  • Misa Suzuki,
  • Atsuro Uchida,
  • Hajime Shinoda,
  • Kazuo Tsubota,
  • Yoko Ozawa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9060487
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 6
p. 487

Abstract

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Randomized controlled studies have shown that antioxidative supplements are effective in suppressing the progression of age-related macular degeneration and visual display terminal syndrome. However, effects of their general use in the real-world and by young and healthy individuals have not been well documented. We analyzed 27 participants who were under 35 years of age and had no diagnosed diseases. Mean functional visual acuity (FVA) score and visual maintenance ratio, which represent quick recognition of a target, both measured using FVA system, were better (both p p p p = 0.054) levels. Thus, current real-world data showed that young, healthy participants who had a regular intake of antioxidative supplements had better visual acuity and systemic levels of metabolic and low-grade inflammation markers. This study will help promote future research into the effects of general antioxidative supplement use.

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