Can Intermittent Fasting Lower Your Risk of Glaucoma?
Key takeaways: Skipping breakfast did not reduce risk for glaucoma among older adults. All methods of glaucoma diagnosis were associated with older age and Black, Latino or Hispanic identity.
Older adults who participated in time-restricted fasting by skipping breakfast were not at reduced risk for glaucoma compared with individuals who did not fast, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.
Intermittent fasting, which consists of extending the typical time between meals, has become increasingly popular in recent years “owing to its ability to result in significant weight loss and protective effects against metabolic diseases,” Marlow Schulz, BS, MD candidate at University of Washington School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote.
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