The Claim

Higher dietary intake of fish and higher serum levels of vitamin C and lutein/zeaxanthin are associated with lower concentrations of C-reactive protein in adults, regardless of the presence of age-related maculopathy.

Source: C-reactive protein and homocysteine are associated with dietary and behavioral risk factors for age-related macular degeneration.

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

Adults with higher consumption of fish and higher blood levels of vitamin C and lutein/zeaxanthin have lower levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of systemic inflammation.

See the scientific wording

Higher dietary intake of fish and higher serum levels of vitamin C and lutein/zeaxanthin are associated with lower levels of C-reactive protein in adults with or without age-related maculopathy, suggesting that these dietary factors may be linked to reduced systemic inflammation relevant to eye health.

Why this might work

Fish oil compounds and antioxidant vitamins enter the bloodstream, calm immune cells that trigger inflammation, and signal the liver to make less of the inflammatory protein CRP.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: C-reactive protein and homocysteine are associated with dietary and behavioral risk factors for age-related macular degeneration.

    People who eat more fish and have more vitamin C and lutein in their blood tend to have less inflammation in their body, and this study found exactly that.

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