Eating disorders linked to diabetic eye issues

Eating disorders are associated with an increased risk of people with diabetes developing diabetic retinopathy – a condition that can cause blindness if untreated – according to new research published in the Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders.

 

Diabetes is characterised by high concentrations of glucose in the blood, which can in turn lead to tissue damage in several parts of the body including the heart, feet and eyes. The most common eye disease among people with diabetes is retinopathy, where microvascular changes in the retina can result in vision impairment and even blindness. The risk of diabetic retinopathy affects people with all types of diabetes.

 

Academics from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) combined data from several studies, with a total of more than 1,100 participants, and found that people with diabetes who were assessed as having an eating disorder were 2.94 times more likely to develop diabetic retinopathy, compared to people with diabetes who did not have an eating disorder.

 

However, researchers did not find a statistically significant link between binge eating disorder, a condition where a person frequently consumes a large amount of food over a short period of time, and diabetic retinopathy.

Eating disorders considered in the study included anorexia nervosa, a condition where people try and keep their weight as low as possible by reducing their food intake or exercising too much, and bulimia nervosa, where a person attempts to purge food from the body either by vomiting or using laxatives.

 

Lead author Mike Trott, Research Assistant for ARU’s Vision and Eye Research Institute (VERI) said: “We know there are several factors that can regress or accelerate the progression of retinopathy in people living with diabetes. These include physical activity, which is associated with lower risk, and high blood pressure, which can elevate the risk.

 

“Our review found a significant positive association between pathological eating disorders and the risk of diabetic retinopathy. The most likely reason for this is poor control of blood sugar levels due to inconsistent food intake or people deliberately not taking insulin as a weight management tactic. Insulin allows the glucose in the blood stream to be converted to energy and subsequently used usefully by the body.

 

“Practitioners working with people with diabetes should closely monitor eating behaviours so that any abnormal eating behaviour can be addressed swiftly to reduce the risk of diabetic retinopathy and consequent blindness if not treated.”

 

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Unhealthy Diet May Cause Vision Impairment In Old Age

What we eat, directly impacts our health; even our eye health is affected by our diet. If the findings of a recent study are to be believed, poor eating habits can negatively impact our eyesight later in life. So, if you want to have sound vision in old age, inculcate healthy eating habits as early as possible. 

The study claims to have discovered that people eating more of processed foods, red meat, fried foods, refined grains and high-fat dairy may be three times more at risk of a age-related macular degeneration (AMD). And, the researchers blame it on the 'western dietary pattern' for developing late-stage AMD.

AMD is a serious eye condition that damages the retina and affects a person's central vision. It is said to be an irreversible condition and can hamper a person's routine activities like driving, writing etc.
a researcher said, "Treatment for late, neovascular AMD is invasive and expensive, and there is no treatment for geographic atrophy, the other form of late AMD that also causes vision loss. It is in our best interest to catch this condition early and prevent development of late AMD."

The team observed the development of early and late AMD over a period of around 18 years in the participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study which investigated the etiology and clinical outcomes of atherosclerosis, a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. The researchers collected data on 66 different foods that participants consumed between the years of 1987 and 1995.

Senior author of the study revealed, "What we observed in this study was that people who had no AMD or early AMD at the start of our study and reported frequently consuming unhealthy foods were more likely to develop vision-threatening, late stage disease approximately 18 years later,"

The findings of the study were published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

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