Jogging May Be Good For Your Eyes, Yes, Eyes

File under “Sight for sore thighs.” Jeannine Stein reports in the L.A. Times that two recent studies based on the National Runners’ Health Study suggest that running for exercise may reduce the likelihood of macular degeneration and cataracts. Stein tells us that one study found that people who ran an average of 2 to 4 kilometers a day had a 19 percent decrease in their risk of
age-related macular degeneration, when compared with people who ran
less than 2 kilometers per day. Those who ran more than 4 kilometers
per day had a 42 percent to 54 percent decrease in risk. Stein reports that other analysis found
that men who ran 64 or more kilometers a week had a 35 percent lower cataract
risk than those who ran less than 16 kilometers per week.
Read an abstract from the macular degeneration study here.
Read more from Jeannine Stein here.