Monday, December 27, 2010

Pomegranate against skin aging

Pomegranates are known to be healthy and delicious food. Medical scientists from South Korea now examined if Pomegranates extracts can protect the skin from aging by ultraviolet light. The analyzed skin cells indeed increased their production of collagen and reduced the degradation of collagen. Source: Hye Min Park et al., International Journal of Dermatology 2010; 49:276, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04269.x   Found for you by Dr. Maria Peterson