| "AMD typically starts late in life. It affects the retina, located in the center of the eye. AMD can cause vision loss." "The new study adds one more diet tip: Go for carbohydrates that don't make your blood sugar spike quickly." "Doing so might help prevent AMD, note the researchers. They included Chung-Jung Chiu, DDS, PhD, and Allen Taylor, PhD. They work in Boston at Tufts University's Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging." "Nearly 4,100 U.S. adults aged 55-80 took part in the study. They completed dietary surveys and had their eyes checked for AMD." "The dietary surveys listed 90 foods. Participants noted how often and how much of those foods they typically ate." "The researchers paid close attention to the glycemic index -- a measure of how much certain foods raise blood sugar." "Sugary items and refined grains (such as white flour, which has the bran stripped out of it) are examples of foods that rank high on the glycemic index. Whole grains, legumes, and vegetables rank lower on the glycemic index." "The researchers tracked AMD by eye, not participant, because some people may have had AMD in one eye but not the other." "People with the diets
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