How does your diet affect your skin? Nutrients, water can keep
skin safe, supple Laura Spencer,, Contributing writer Can what
you eat make a difference in your skin's health? Medical
evidence indicates that diet does affect your skin. A diet
lacking proper fluids can leave the skin weak and fragile; a
poor diet on the whole can degrade your skin even more. And
diseases such as diabetes can discolor skin or make it thicker.
Even without complications, eating some foods is linked to poor
skin. MayoClinic.com says that a diet high in meat and full-fat
milk can be related to wrinkles. Effects Of A Good Diet Eating a
healthy diet can lead to healthy skin, according to
HealthCentral.com. For example, the vitamin E in almonds and
sunflower seeds supports the cells that protect the skin. The
vitamin C in fruits, peppers and other vegetables contributes to
the skin's production of collagen. Zinc and iron in meats and
vitamin-enhanced cereals, meanwhile, help with cell production
and oxygenation. And the vitamin A in c