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Nutritional Status, Socioeconomic Factors, Alcohol, and Cataracts

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The etiology of cataracts is still not well understood. Apart from the influences of clinical conditions, genetic predispositions, diet, and socioeconomic conditions also play an important role in precipitation of cataract. The interrelationships between nutritional statuses, socioeconomic conditions, and lifestyle-related factors such as a habit of drinking alcoholic beverages or smoking and cataract seem to be complex. This review is based upon 68 such studies, reported during 1988–2011, representing various sociocultural backgrounds of the world. It is an attempt to understand this complexity and to evolve a model through assessment of reported studies on the nutritional and lifestyle-related etiology of cataract in variety of socioeconomic backgrounds especially for the role of alcohol in its aggravation.

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  1. Biometry and Nutrition Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Vrindavan, 63 Natraj Society Karvenagar, Pune, Maharashtra, 411052, India

    Vaishali Agte M.Sc., Ph.D.

  2. Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Apartment 7,’ Prangan’, Guru ganesh housing society, Bibawewadi-Kondwa road, Market Yard, Pune, Maharashtra, 411037, India

    Kirtan V. Tarwadi M.Sc., Ph.D.

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  2. Dept. Nutrition & Dietetics, King's College, Stamford St. 150, London, SE1 9NH, United Kingdom

    Victor R. Preedy

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Agte, V., Tarwadi, K.V. (2013). Nutritional Status, Socioeconomic Factors, Alcohol, and Cataracts. In: Watson, R., Preedy, V., Zibadi, S. (eds) Alcohol, Nutrition, and Health Consequences. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-047-2_24

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