Common photosensitive foods include: snails, shepherd's purse, rape, spinach, lettuce, figs, coriander, celery, leeks and red beans. These foods contain photosensitive substances. After eating in large amounts and continuously exposed to sunlight, the skin is prone to erythema, papules, blisters, pigmentation and other phenomena. It is not advisable to overeat before sun exposure. Most of the vegetables that contain volatile pungent smells and special smells are photosensitive vegetables.

Tomatoes are not photosensitive food. Research results from scientists in Germany and the Netherlands show that eating more tomatoes can protect you from the sun. If you consume 40 grams of tomato paste per day, your risk of sunburn will be reduced by 40%. Scientists believe that this may be the main role played by lycopene.

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Photosensitive foods can cause skin spots:

Photosensitive foods can easily darken the skin because they are rich in copper, iron, Zinc and other metal elements, these metal elements can directly or indirectly increase the quantity and activity of tyrosine, tyrosinase, dopaminequinone and other substances related to melanin production. Eating more of these foods will make the skin more susceptible to ultraviolet damage. Darkening or spots, so take it in moderation.

Eating more fresh fruits, edible fungi and other foods, and controlling the intake of highly acidic foods such as meat, alcohol, and sugar are the key to keeping body fluids in a weakly alkaline state and preventing and diluting stains. .

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