Traditional food from Portugal and other countries of the Mediterranean basin may bring great benefits in advanced stages of life. The Mediterranean diet actually reduces the risk of people having age-related macular degeneration, an ophthalmological disease that is the main cause of blindness in the Western world affecting 15 percent of the elderly population in Portugal.

The study is authored by José Paulo Andrade and it bears CINTESIS’ imprint.

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