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In addition, higher intakes of vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and zinc
were correlated with less solar skin damage.

Foods associated with more wrinkling in the elderly

·Saturated Fat
·Meat (especially fatty processed meats)
·Full fat dairy products (especially unfermented products and ice cream)
·Potatoes
·Soft drinks
·Cakes, pastries and desserts
·Butter and margarine

Exercise

Regular exercise can confer a host of benefits related to health and graceful aging.

With advancing age comes a natural decline in the level of circulating hormones that play
a role in the maintenance of the skin’s health. Regular exercise can stimulate the
production of at least some of these hormones leading to greater thickness of the skin’s
dermal layer and, consequently, greater resistance to wrinkling.

Exercise can also help inhibit the decline in total muscle mass and increase in overall
body fat that is also characteristic of advancing age.