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    Superfoods for Glowing Skin

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    Our Glowing Skin Diet-
    We developed three diets-one each to tackle acne; dry, dull skin; and aging-that basically involve filling up on delicious foods rich in nutrients with... more 
    Photo by: Fairchild Archive
    Our Glowing Skin Diet-
    We developed three diets-one each to tackle acne; dry, dull skin; and aging-that basically involve filling up on delicious foods rich in nutrients with face-saving virtues. And don't be afraid to pile your plate high: It's practically impossible to OD on nutrients through diet alone. All you have to do is ID your top skin woe and dish up a gorgeous future.

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    Tue, Nov 8, 2011 5:46 PM EST
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    By Stephanie Dolgoff, SELF magazine



    Ask most dermatologists what you should eat to help improve your skin and you'll probably get a vague answer about a balanced diet and plenty of water. "Doctors have been taught to be very skeptical about nutritional approaches to health, because past advice wasn't based on hard science," says dermatologist Valori Treloar, M.D., coauthor of The Clear Skin Diet. But their skepticism is fading as more patients sing the praises of food's skin-morphing powers, and newer research backs them up. Take teens with acne: They swear that chocolate makes breakouts worse, and (vindication!) a preliminary study of 18- to 35-year-olds presented at this year's American Academy of Dermatology conference suggests they're right.

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