Save Face by Eating Healthy
Mayo Clinic Health Information News
Monday, October 22, 2001
Save Face by Eating Healthy
ROCHESTER, MINN. -- Need another reason to eat healthy? According to the Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource Special Report, fruits and vegetables may help save your skin.
A study in the Journal of American College of Nutrition found that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables and using olive oil every day may help keep wrinkles away.
Researchers studied more than 400 people age 70 or older living in Australia, Sweden or Greece. They wanted to determine the effect of eating patterns on the aging of skin. They found that whether they were fair-skinned or dark-skinned, people who ate a diet rich in green leafy vegetables, beans, olive oil, nuts and multigrain breads, but skipped the butter, red meat and sugary goodies, were less susceptible to wrinkling. Researchers speculate that antioxidant vitamins, such as A, C and E, which are plentiful in protective foods, may help save your skin from environmental damage.
Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource is published monthly to help women enjoy healthier, more productive lives.
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