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Discovering the link between nutrition and skin aging
Silke K Schagen1, Vasiliki A Zampeli, Evgenia Makrantonaki
1Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center; Dessau, Germany.
Abstract:
Skin has been reported to reflect the general inner-health status and aging. Nutrition and its reflection on skin has always been an interesting topic for scientists and physicians throughout the centuries worldwide. Vitamins, carotenoids, tocopherols, flavonoids and a variety of plant extracts have been reported to possess potent anti-oxidant properties and have been widely used in the skin care industry either as topically applied agents or oral supplements in an attempt to prolong youthful skin appearance. This review will provide an overview of the current literature "linking" nutrition with skin aging.
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