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The Association Of Alcohol Use And Fruit And Vegetable Consumption With Cataracts Among Adults: Results From The Longitudinal Canadian National Population Health Survey (Nphs), Yuguang Kang
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Background: Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness globally, so advancing the understanding their etiology is of paramount importance for development of the preventive interventions. The findings for the association of alcohol intake and fruit and vegetable consumption with cataracts in previous literature were inconsistent.
Objective: The first study objective was to assess whether alcohol intake increases the risk of cataracts among adults. The second study objective was to assess whether fruit and vegetable consumption reduces the risk of cataracts among adults.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was used. Data were obtained from the Household, Longitudinal component of the …