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OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 A University of Mississippi<\/a> professor’s research has determined that regular exercise may help prevent diabetics from losing their vision.<\/p>\n

Paul Loprinzi, assistant professor of health, exercise and recreation management, evaluated the association between sedentary behavior and diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that causes damage to blood vessels in the retina and leads to vision loss.<\/p>\n

The study looked at 282 American adults with diabetes. The patients averaged 62 years of age, and nearly one-third (29 percent) had mild or more severe diabetic retinopathy.<\/p>\n

Using an accelerometer device to measure activity, the study found that participants were physically inactive an average of 8.7 hours of the time they were awake each day.<\/p>\n

“For each 60-minute daily increase in physical inactivity, the risk for mild or more severe diabetic retinopathy rose by 16 percent,” Loprinzi said. “I believe the link between a sedentary lifestyle and retinopathy may be due to unfavorable levels of cardiovascular disease risk factors, which in turn may increase the risk of diabetic retinopathy.”<\/p>\n

Engaging in daily structured exercise, such as brisk walking for 30 minutes at a time, as well as lifestyle-based activity \u2013 an example would be minimizing prolonged sedentary behavior by standing up and walking for a few minutes every hour \u2013 may have important implications for health.<\/p>\n

“Future prospective experimental studies are needed to confirm our findings to see if, indeed, sedentary behavior is causally related to an increased risk of diabetic retinopathy,” Loprinzi said.<\/p>\n

The study was published Aug. 4 in the journal JAMA Opthamlmology.<\/p>\n

One eye expert wasn’t surprised by the findings, but agreed that more research is needed.<\/p>\n

“Further studies are needed to determine the extent lifestyle plays a role in the development of diabetic eye disease,” said Mark Fromer, an ophthalmologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.<\/p>\n

To view the Loprinzi’s article, “Association of accelerometer-assessed sedentary behavior with diabetic retinopathy in the United States,” visit http:\/\/archopht.jamanetwork.com\/article.aspx?articleid=2540512<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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