The National Institute of Health (NIH)’s follow-up study on participants that were part of an eye supplement study has revealed that elevated lung cancer risks linked with the supplement still exist around 30 years later.
The study found that though the current Age-Related Eye Disease supplement (AREDS) for eye diseases is effective at slowing the progression macular degeneration and safe for consumption, participants who consumed the original supplement as part of the first trial still carried elevated risk of lung cancer linked to the ingredient in the original formula, despite having switched to the safer formula for many years.
“This 10-year [follow-up] data confirms that not only is the new [supplement] formula safer, it’s actually better at slowing AMD progression,” said Dr. Emily Chew, director of the Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Application at the National Eye Institute and lead author of the report….
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