Houtsmuller A J, Zahn K J, Henkes H E
Doc Ophthalmol. 1980 Apr 15;48(2):363-71. doi: 10.1007/BF00141465.
Two groups of adult-onset diabetics, matched according to 10 different criteria, were followed, biochemically and fluorescein-angiographically, over a period of 6 years. One group used a saturated-fat diet, and the other group of patients were on an unsaturated-fat diet, particularly rich in linoleic acid. Statistically significant differences were found in biochemical data and in the progression of diabetic microangiopathy between the two groups. The conclusion is warranted that a linoleic acid-rich diet, administered over an extended period of time, may inhibit the development of microangiopathy, or the deterioration of diabetic retinopathy.
两组成年发病型糖尿病患者，根据10项不同标准进行匹配，在6年时间里对他们进行了生化和荧光素血管造影随访。一组采用饱和脂肪饮食，另一组患者采用不饱和脂肪饮食，特别是富含亚油酸的饮食。两组之间在生化数据和糖尿病微血管病变进展方面发现了具有统计学意义的差异。由此可以得出结论：长期食用富含亚油酸的饮食可能会抑制微血管病变的发展或糖尿病视网膜病变的恶化。
