An Orange a Day May Keep Wrinkles Away

If you want younger looking skin, you may want to beef up on vitamin C-rich foods. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who had a higher dietary intake of vitamin C had fewer wrinkles than women who ate very little foods containing the vitamin.

The results made sense to researchers, who say that vitamin C's antioxidant and photoprotective properties play a role in collagen synthesis.

The study also found that women's skin fared better when their diet was low in saturated fats and carbohydrates. However, the study also found that women's skin looked younger when they ate a diet high in linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid, found in many nuts as well as sunflower and safflower oils.

The results are further evidence that what we eat affects how our skin ages, say researchers.

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