| Extending UV Safety by Putting Something IN Your Body |
| Tuesday, 11 August 2009 14:14 | |||
 Summer Everywhere, August 2009 – We missed the timing of this story, but it still applies. July was, among other things, National UV Safety Month, and along with it, reports about reminding people about the importance of good skin care for themselves and their families. Shielding skin and eyes from the sun is a big part of UV Safety, but new research shows that keeping skin healthy goes beyond what your readers put on their skin; it’s also about what they put in their body. A recent study shows that people can help keep their skin safe from the inside out. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (ACJN), the study found that eating seafood may help protect your skin. In a group of more than 1,100 adults in Australia, people who ate the most fish (at least one serving - between 4 and 5 ounces - every five days) decreased pre-cancerous skin spot development by nearly 30 percent. How does seafood work as an internal sunscreen? The omega-3s found in fish may protect against inflammation, while vitamin D in fish regulates cell growth. This summer people can work to keep their skin healthy by continuing to wear sunscreen and eating fish as a part of a healthy and balanced diet. Several seafood options such as cans and pouches of tuna are so affordable and convenient they can be tossed right in the beach bag, summer camp lunch sack, or brown bag for work. For more, visit www.aboutseafood.com – for information and tasty seafood recipes. SOURCE: National Fisheries Institute (visual courtesy orgs.bloomu.edu)
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