Vitamin C - an Effective Weapon Against Wrinkles

Foods rich in vitamin C may help prevent skin aging, according to a new study in the United Britarie.

British scientists have investigated the connection between diet and skin damage, examining the 4025 farm aged 40 and 74.

The loss in quality was defined by skin wrinkles, low elasticity and atrophy.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study - done by specialists in nutritional epidemiology Maeve Cosgrove, along with other researchers - has found that women who eat more foods rich in vitamin C have fewer wrinkles than those with a poor diet this will be published in substanta. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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