Breaking news: if you drink a glass of wine a day, you will get wrinkles less quickly

Bye botox: you no longer need to get a shot in your forehead to look a bit smooth, fit and/or young. Just drink a glass of wine.

Thank you
Secretly, we have been hoping for this happy news for years. But it is always nice when it is confirmed by people who have studied it: wine combats skin aging. And especially red wine. The same goes for dark chocolate. This is claimed by researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Brighton. And we would like to believe that. we would like to believe.

Aha
As we age, the so-called telomeres of our DNA (for the enthusiasts: the ends of chromosomes) become shorter. The result: aging of the skin. Unfortunately, there is not much you can do about it. Your skin ages as the years go by, and then you get - yes - wrinkles. On your face, in particular. But also on your neck, décolletage, or on your hands. However, scientists have now discovered something brilliant. For the research, the scientists added flavonoids - substances found in red wine and chocolate, but also in blueberries and red grapes - to old skin cells.

Snacking
What turns out? The skin cells that were given a lot of wine and chocolate became ‘younger’ again. A glass of red wine a day is enough. A breakthrough in all research concerning skin aging, if you ask us. And okay, don't immediately dive into those bars of Tony's or those luxury Oreo cakes or Twix marathons. Because sugar remains sugar, unfortunately. And alcohol remains alcohol. All not super super healthy for you, but hey, if you need it, think of our research, then you can eat and drink everything deliciously without any guilt.

Source: Exeter