Spending too much time in the sun is the biggest outside cause of wrinkles and aged-looking skin—more sun means more damage, and longer exposure makes it worse.

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Skin aging - the role of nutrition and sugar

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This study says that getting too much sun is the biggest outside cause of wrinkles and aging skin, and the more sun you get or the stronger it is, the worse it gets — which is exactly what the claim says.

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Skin aging - the role of nutrition and sugar

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DOI: 10.12775/jehs.2025.80.58368

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