Skin Wrinkling: Can Food Make a Difference?

Objectives: This study addressed whether food and nutrient intakes were correlated with skin wrinkling in a sun-exposed site. Methods: 177 Greek-born subjects living in Melbourne (GRM), 69 Greek subjects living in rural Greece (GRG), 48 Anglo-Celtic Australian (ACA) elderly living in Melbourne and 1...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2001-02, Vol.20 (1), p.71-80
Main Authors: Purba, Martalena br, Kouris-Blazos, Antigone, Wattanapenpaiboon, Naiyana, Lukito, Widjaja, Rothenberg, Elizabet M, Steen, Bertil C., Wahlqvist, Mark L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
actinic skin wrinkling
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - ethnology
Aging - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Caucasian elderly
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Feeding Behavior - ethnology
Female
food intake
Greece - ethnology
Humans
Injuries of the skin. Diseases of the skin due to physical agents
Male
Medical sciences
nutrients
photoaging
Reactive Oxygen Species
Regression Analysis
Skin Aging - physiology
Skin Aging - radiation effects
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden - ethnology
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects
Victoria
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Summary:Objectives: This study addressed whether food and nutrient intakes were correlated with skin wrinkling in a sun-exposed site. Methods: 177 Greek-born subjects living in Melbourne (GRM), 69 Greek subjects living in rural Greece (GRG), 48 Anglo-Celtic Australian (ACA) elderly living in Melbourne and 159 Swedish subjects living in Sweden (SWE) participating in the International Union of Nutritional Sciences IUNS [Food Habits in Later Lifersqb; study had their dietary intakes measured and their skin assessed. Food and nutrient intakes were assessed using a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Skin wrinkling was measured using a cutaneous microtopographic method. Results: SWE elderly had the least skin wrinkling in a sun-exposed site, followed by GRM, GRG and ACA. Correlation analyses on the pooled data and using the major food groups suggested that there may be less actinic skin damage with a higher intake of vegetables (r s =−0.31, p
ISSN:0731-5724
1541-1087
DOI:10.1080/07315724.2001.10719017