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CHAPTER 2. NUTRITION AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Overview
In this chapter, we will show you how to find studies dedicated specifically to nutrition and diabetic retinopathy.
Finding Nutrition Studies on Diabetic Retinopathy
The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) offers a searchable bibliographic database called the IBIDS (International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements; National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 1B29, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2086, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2086, Tel: 301-435-2920, Fax: 301-480-1845, E-mail: ods@nih.gov). The IBIDS contains over 460,000 scientific citations and summaries about dietary supplements and nutrition as well as references to published international, scientific literature on dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.7 The IBIDS includes references and citations to both human and animal research studies.
As a service of the ODS, access to the IBIDS database is available free of charge at the following Web address: http://ods.od.nih.gov/databases/ibids.html. After entering the search area, you have three choices: (1) IBIDS Consumer Database, (2) Full IBIDS Database, or (3) Peer Reviewed Citations Only.
Now that you have selected a database, click on the “Advanced” tab. An advanced search allows you to retrieve up to 100 fully explained references in a comprehensive format. Type “diabetic retinopathy” (or synonyms) into the search box, and click “Go.” To narrow the search, you can also select the “Title” field.
7 Adapted from http://ods.od.nih.gov. IBIDS is produced by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health to assist the public, healthcare providers, educators, and researchers in locating credible, scientific information on dietary supplements. IBIDS was developed and will be maintained through an interagency partnership with the Food and Nutrition Information Center of the National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The following is a typical result when searching for recently indexed consumer information on diabetic retinopathy:
•Fibrinolysis and diabetic retinopathy in NIDDM.
Author(s): Division of Medicine, University of Leeds, U.K. michaelm@pathology.leeds.ac.uk
Source: Mansfield, M W Grant, P J Diabetes-Care. 1995 December; 18(12): 1577-81 01495992
•Is the risk of diabetic retinopathy greater in non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican Americans than in non-Hispanic whites with type 2 diabetes? A U.S. population study.
Author(s): National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA. harrism@ep.niddk.nih.gov
Source: Harris, M I Klein, R Cowie, C C Rowland, M Byrd Holt, D D Diabetes-Care. 1998 August; 21(8): 1230-5 0149-5992
The following information is typical of that found when using the “Full IBIDS Database” to search for “diabetic retinopathy” (or a synonym):
•Correlation between progression of diabetic retinopathy and blood glucose control.
Author(s): Department of Diabetic Ophthalmology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
Source: Funatsu, H Yamashita, H Ohashi, Y Ishigaki, T Jpn-J-Ophthalmol. 1991; 35(3): 306-16 0021-5155
•Effect of near normoglycemia for 5 years on progression of early diabetic retinopathy and renal involvement.
Author(s): Medical Endocrinological Department III, Aarhus County Hospital, Denmark.
Source: Beck Nielsen, H Olesen, T Mogensen, C E Richelsen, B Olsen, H W Ehlers, N Charles, P Sorensen, N S Diabetes-Res. 1990 December; 15(4): 185-90 0265-5985
•Is diabetic retinopathy preventable?
Author(s): Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison 53706.
Source: Engerman, R L Kern, T S Int-Ophthalmol-Clin. 1987 Winter; 27(4): 225-9 00208167
•Microaneurysms in the development of diabetic retinopathy (UKPDS 42). UK Prospective Diabetes Study Group.
Author(s): Department of Medicine St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Source: Kohner, E M Stratton, I M Aldington, S J Turner, R C Matthews, D R Diabetologia. 1999 September; 42(9): 1107-12 0012-186X
•Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and evaluation of risk factors. A review of 1,005 diabetic clinic patients.
Author(s): Department of Ophthalmology, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, Parowvallei, CP.
Source: Mouton, D P Gill, A J S-Afr-Med-J. 1988 October 15; 74(8): 399-402 0038-2469
•Proliferative diabetic retinopathy in NIDDM and Indian diet.
Source: Raheja, B Modi, K Barua, J Jain, S Shahani, V Koppikar, G J-Med-Assoc-Thai. 1987 March; 70 Suppl 2139-43 0125-2208
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•The prevalence and risk of diabetic retinopathy among Indians of southwest Oklahoma.
Source: Newell, S W Tolbert, B Bennett, J Parsley, T L J-Okla-State-Med-Assoc. 1989 August; 82(8): 414-24 0030-1876
•Time course of NADH oxidase, inducible nitric oxide synthase and peroxynitrite in diabetic retinopathy in the BBZ/WOR rat.
Author(s): Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
Source: Ellis, E A Guberski, D L Hutson, B Grant, M B Nitric-Oxide. 2002 May; 6(3): 295304 1089-8603
Federal Resources on Nutrition
In addition to the IBIDS, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide many sources of information on general nutrition and health. Recommended resources include:
•healthfinder®, HHS’s gateway to health information, including diet and nutrition: http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=238&page=0
•The United States Department of Agriculture’s Web site dedicated to nutrition information: www.nutrition.gov
•The Food and Drug Administration’s Web site for federal food safety information: www.foodsafety.gov
•The National Action Plan on Overweight and Obesity sponsored by the United States Surgeon General: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/
•The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has an Internet site sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/
•Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
•Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
•Food and Nutrition Service sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
Additional Web Resources
A number of additional Web sites offer encyclopedic information covering food and nutrition. The following is a representative sample:
•AOL: http://search.aol.com/cat.adp?id=174&layer=&from=subcats
•Family Village: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/med_nutrition.html
•Google: http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Nutrition/
•Healthnotes: http://www.healthnotes.com/
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•Open Directory Project: http://dmoz.org/Health/Nutrition/
•Yahoo.com: http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Nutrition/
•WebMD Health: http://my.webmd.com/nutrition
•WholeHealthMD.com: http://www.wholehealthmd.com/reflib/0,1529,00.html
The following is a specific Web list relating to diabetic retinopathy; please note that any particular subject below may indicate either a therapeutic use, or a contraindication (potential danger), and does not reflect an official recommendation:
•Vitamins
Vitamin A
Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com
Vitamin C
Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com
Vitamin E
Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com
•Minerals
Selenium
Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com