The Food, Nutrition and Health program is focused on improving nutrition, physical activity, and food safety outcomes for Nebraskans. The Food Website is a pioneer in connecting all the Extension food-related areas of a university under one umbrella website.

Active in all 93 counties and at food.unl.edu

Food, Nutrition & Health

The leading cause of vision loss in the United States for people over age 60 is Macular degeneration.  Macular degeneration is the deterioration of the central region of the retina called the macula.  A “healthy” macula is about the size of this letter “O,” and is necessary for centra vision.  In age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the central vision becomes blurry.   Nearly 2 million Americans have vision loss from advanced AMD, and another 7 million with early AMD are at risk for vision loss.    &n

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