24 Foods That Fight Wrinkles to Stay Young

Curtis Stone, you can cook us veg­eta­bles to help us eat away our wrin­kles anytime!

What you eat can help you fight wrin­kles, aging and stop acne.  Wrinkles are caused by slower regen­er­a­tion of old cells and weaker skin struc­tures as we age.    Environmental stress and dam­age can weaken col­la­gen and elastin.  This process can become notice­able as early as age 25.

Food is the build­ing blocks of your skin and sup­ply the chem­i­cals needed to regen­er­ate and repair your skin nat­u­rally.    From 1989–1996, the researchers at the International Union of Nutritional Sciences Committee on Nutrition and Ageing con­ducted a study (Food Habits in Later Life) on the effects of food and effects on skin aging.  The study exam­ined the diets of patients over the age of 70 all over the world from Australia, China, Greece, Japan and Sweden.   Elderly Swedish sub­jects had the least skin wrin­kling and Australians had the most.    Wrinkling of skin was con­nected to eat­ing more but­ter, mar­garine, milk prod­ucts and sugar.  The more youth­ful sub­jects had con­sumed a higher intake of veg­eta­bles, legumes, olive oil and fish.

The con­clu­sion of the study was that eat­ing a healthy diet rich in key foods can help pre­vent wrin­kles and main­tain­ing a youth­ful appear­ance.   In par­tic­u­lar, the list below is 24 Foods That Fight Wrinkles to Stay Young.

For recipes, such as the fol­low­ing blue­berry and almond salad, go to iamchef, a world­wide com­mu­nity of chefs and some great recipes.

Fruits

• Acai
• Acerola
• Apples
• Apricots
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Cantaloupe
• Goji Berries
• Kiwi
• Tomatoes

Nuts and Seeds

• Almonds
• Flaxseeds
• Sunflower seeds

Vegetables

• Bell Peppers
• Brussel Sprouts
• Carrots
• Garlic
• Kale
• Onions
• Spinach

Others

• Chocolate
• Green Tea
• Oats
• Tuna

Source: Feed Your Skin and Starve Your Wrinkles, Allison Tannis, M.S., R.H.N.