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Feed skin to keep it looking younger, elderly toldDate: 13/11/2007 10:57:27
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Over-60s should focus on improving the health of their skin through changes to their diet and lifestyle, a skincare expert has claimed.
Eating the right kind of food is "particularly important" with the onset of age to prevent anaemia and ensure healthy skin, hair and nail growth, consultant dermatologist at the Cranley Clinic, Nick Lowe advised.
Elderly people should consume lots of fruit and vegetables keep levels of iron and antioxidants up and help to promote skin health.
The comments come as the latest report of the Associate Parliamentary Group on Skin (APGS) shows that 70 per cent of the UK's elderly population are currently suffering from skin diseases, with many of these entirely preventable.
Research also shows that poor access to treatment and information remains a major cause of health inequality among these patients.
Commenting further on feeding the skin back to health, Dr Lowe added: "It's important that you have an adequate diet of antioxidants because that can help to block further damage to, not only the skin but to other tissues.
"They can be obtained from fresh fruit, green vegetables, grapes and so forth. Avocados are a rich source of some of the essential fatty acids which may help to prevent drying of the skin."
Mr Lowe also recommended using sunscreens from an early age.
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