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Study: Daily intake of caffeine may increase the risk of glaucoma in some people |
Xinhua News Agency, London, June 8 (Reporter Zhang Jiawei) A study published by University College London on the 8th showed that people with a genetic tendency to high intraocular pressure may increase the risk of glaucoma if they consume more caffeine every day.
Risk
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Glaucoma is closely related to high intraocular pressure
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Scholars from Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in the United States and University College London in the United Kingdom have analyzed the effects of caffeine intake on glaucoma and intraocular pressure.
Based on the British biological sample bank, the researchers selected more than 120,000 study subjects between the ages of 39 and 73, and analyzed their relevant health records and DNA samples from 2006 to 2010
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This includes their daily intake of caffeine through drinks and food, and family history of glaucoma
The results show that higher caffeine intake is generally not associated with the risk of high intraocular pressure or glaucoma.
The data shows that among people with a genetic tendency for high intraocular pressure, people with daily caffeine intake of more than 480 mg have a 1.
One of the authors of the report, Dr.