Tweet
Researchers from the Kresge Eye Institute of Wayne State University have found that R-alpha lipoic acid can break a vicious cycle of retinal damage associated with high blood sugar, a common and debilitating problem associated with Type 2 Diabetes.
This study is particularly interesting because once a person has high blood sugar, it triggers damage to the mitochondria (cell engines) within the retina, resulting in impaired energetic function and declining retinal health. Unfortunately, even if blood sugar levels are brought down a vicious cycle of retinal damage persists. The study showed that R-alpha lipoic acid could reverse the problem in retinal mitochondria, restoring their energetic function to normal while arresting the progression of diabetic retinopathy.
It is quite unfortunate that the obesity epidemic of today will result in a blindness epidemic within the next generation. R-alpha lipoic acid shows the potential to save the eyesight of many people at risk for serious vision loss.
More...
This study is particularly interesting because once a person has high blood sugar, it triggers damage to the mitochondria (cell engines) within the retina, resulting in impaired energetic function and declining retinal health. Unfortunately, even if blood sugar levels are brought down a vicious cycle of retinal damage persists. The study showed that R-alpha lipoic acid could reverse the problem in retinal mitochondria, restoring their energetic function to normal while arresting the progression of diabetic retinopathy.
It is quite unfortunate that the obesity epidemic of today will result in a blindness epidemic within the next generation. R-alpha lipoic acid shows the potential to save the eyesight of many people at risk for serious vision loss.
More...