A FEW WORDS

Nutrition is important for health. An unhealthy diet can damage your metabolism, cause weight gain and even hurt organs, such as your heart and liver.

But what you eat also impacts another organ — your skin.

Scientific studies have shown that a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, yoghurt, eggs, vegetable oils, whole grains, tea and water results in less photo-ageing and skin wrinkling than diets that include red meat, whole milk, butter, sugary products and potatoes. To better appreciate the role diet plays in maintaining healthy skin, a basic understanding of how free radicals destroy our cells and how antioxidants work to protect against cell damage will be useful.