Fruit and Vegetables, Skin Secret Show Brighter Face

Where women who do not want to have a golden skin glowing and rosy. Moreover, the skin is considered as the most healthy skin and draw in a row an experiment conducted by a group of researchers in the UK. Communities in some western countries berangapan that sunshine is the best way to improve skin color, so they prefer to bask in the sun. But you Taukah if it is not difficult to get skin that looks healthy and attractive. The researchers revealed that the only natural and easy way is to eat lots of vegetables and fruits.

"What we eat and not just how much we eat seems important to get a healthy appearance," said Prof. David Perrett, lead researcher from St Andrews University. "The only natural way for our skin look more luminous and yellow is to eat more fruits and vegetables," he added.

Researchers believe, the skin color red means a body full of blood and oxygen that make people look more healthy because it has heart and lungs healthy. The smokers and those who suffer from heart disease and diabetes tend to have less skin rosy, so that makes them look less healthy.

While a healthy yellow color indicates the person is frequently eat fruits and vegetables because of the color produced by carotenoid pigments. These pigments are powerful antioxidants to absorb the harmful compounds produced by the body to fight a disease. And it is also important for immune and can prevent cancer. That's why Dr. Ian Stephen, from Bristol University, as representative in this study, suggest that we always eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day to improve the skin.

"It's the same message about healthy eating, but for different reasons, namely for the skin color," he said. "In some western countries, people often think that the sun is the best way to improve skin tone. But our research shows a healthy lifestyle with proper diet is a healthy skin how to get better," he continued.

In a study published in the International Journal of Primatology, the research team involved 51 respondents, 30 men and 21 women. They use computer software that is able to manipulate the appearance of the skin color of the respondents.