The impact of insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits on the skin condition and overall health of males

Authors

  • N. Yu. Reznichenko Zaporizhzhya State Medical University,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14739/2310-1210.2015.1.39724

Keywords:

Food, Skin Aging, Males

Abstract

Many adverse factors including irrational nutrition influence human body.

Aim. To study the influence of insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits on skin state and overall health of 197 males have been examined by questionnaires, clinical examination, ultrasound, biomicroscopic, microbiological, methods.

Methods and results. It has been established that low consumption of vegetables and fruits led to deterioration of skin state, blood circulation and microcirculation, violations of microflora of skin, oropharynx, stool.

Conclusion. Low consumption of vegetables and fruits can be considered as one of the signs of irrational nutrition and one of the risk factors of accelerated aging of males body in general and skin in particular.

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How to Cite

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Reznichenko NY. The impact of insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits on the skin condition and overall health of males. Zaporozhye Medical Journal [Internet]. 2015Feb.9 [cited 2024Oct.16];17(1). Available from: http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/39724

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