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Vitamin D: sheds light on health.(NEWS FLASH: THE LATEST RESEARCH)(Report)(Brief article)

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A diet high in vitamin D, or with added supplements, may help prevent the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over age 60, a new study shows. Macular degeneration is a progressive disease resulting in blurred vision and blind spots, making reading, driving, and recognizing faces difficult. But according to results of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, in a field of 7,752 ...

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