According to findings from a six-year study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, high caloric and sodium intake appear to be linked with the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in African Americans with type 1 diabetes.
“Clinical risk factors for progression of DR have been previously reported for various populations with type 1 DM [diabetes mellitus], including those who are African American,” wrote Monique S. Roy, MD, from New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, and Malvin N. Janal, PhD, of the New York University College of Dentistry, New York.
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source: BlackDoctor.org
