2010/01/14

Olive oil or to allow smokers to stay away from injury to the eye

Smoking causes blindness is not sensational. Epidemiological study found that smoking seems to be one of the major incentives for macular disease. ASTRI Shanghai Institute of Nutrition for Health Research by Jian-Kang Liu previous two years have proved that smoking in the main component of smog - acrolein, it is the eye health of the "chronic killer." And Swiss scientists through collaborative research, they found that: Olive oil extract - hydroxytyrosol can effectively slow down the "chronic killer" to the eyes caused damage. This result has recently been published in the International Journal of "nerve chemistry" on.

Prior to Shanghai scientists have found that acrolein caused by the first dominant photosensitive retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative damage, leading to debilitating mitochondrial function, thereby affecting the normal metabolism of the eye of each organization, and gradually rise to a variety of age-related macular disease, could eventually lead to blindness.

In peacetime, not only smokers frequent contact with cigarette smoke, the innocent suction "passive smoking" people's eyes, there may thus be jeopardized. How can we effectively prevented? The study showed: in olive oil, there is a hydroxytyrosol called natural substances can induce cells with a two-phase detoxification enzyme systems. Thus, acrolein caused by long-term smoking on the retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction play a role in mitigation.

The paper's first author, nutrition, etc. Bo Liu, a doctoral student, said olive oil in Mediterranean cuisine is one of the large-scale use of raw materials. The hydroxytyrosol, olive and olive oil is the main active ingredient in the healthy. "Has been found that long-term consumption of Mediterranean cooking can reduce cardiovascular disease and the incidence of some cancers. And Spanish scientists have also found that for a week, daily doses of 25 ml olive oil, can significantly reduce the low-density lipoprotein or cholesterol." But Liu Bo also said that for X amount of olive oil and hydroxytyrosol in order to effectively protect the eyes, is still uncertain. For smokers, let the eye away from the injury to the most direct way is still the choice to quit. "

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