Archive · 9 Aug 2025
Expert: Fried, Processed Foods Harm Eye Health
Eating fried and processed foods can hurt your eyes.
A doctor said these foods can cause a condition called age-related macular degeneration, where your eyes' blood flow gets worse.
This happens because of unhealthy fats in the food.
These fats can cause problems and make your eye tissue break down faster by causing inflammation.
Fried and processed foods are detrimental to eye health.
Consumption of these foods can lead to age-related macular degeneration.
Hydrogenated oils and trans fats found in processed foods can cause poor blood circulation.
Inflammation is caused by these foods and speeds up ocular tissue decay.
Age-related macular degeneration results from poor blood circulation
- Who
- Dr. Bhavya Reddy, Consultant - Ophthalmology.
- What
- Fried and processed foods negatively affect eye health.
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- Consumption of fried and processed foods leads to poor blood circulation and speeds up the decay of ocular tissue by causing inflammation.
- Expert
- Dr. Bhavya Reddy
- Expert's title
- Consultant - Ophthalmology
- Condition affected
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Location
- Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru
- Main cause
- Accumulation of hydrogenated oils and trans fats