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What can I eat to whiten my skin?
Whether the skin is white or not mainly depends on the ability of melanocytes to synthesize melanin. Melanocytes are distributed in the basic cells of human epidermis. Tyrosine contained in melanocytes can oxidize tyrosine into polysaccharides, and then through a series of metabolic processes, melanin can finally be produced. The more melanin is produced, the darker the skin is; On the contrary, the whiter the skin. ?

1. Pay attention to foods rich in vitamin E. Vitamin E is an antioxidant in human body, especially in fat, which can inhibit the peroxidation of unstable compounds such as unsaturated fatty acids. Lipoprotein in human body is a peroxide of unsaturated fatty acids. Vitamin E can inhibit their peroxidation, thus effectively resisting the deposition of lipofuscin on the skin and keeping the skin fair.

2. At the same time, vitamin E also has anti-aging effect. Foods rich in vitamin E include cabbage, cauliflower, sesame oil, sesame, sunflower seed, rapeseed oil, sunflower seed oil and so on.