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Article: Beauty supplements foster fruit fresh complexions: move over apples and oranges, 'superfruits' like goji, acai and pomegranate are taking center stage.
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- Nutraceuticals World
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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Taking beauty supplements to foster a fresh, pretty complexion is nothing new. Stated market research firm Datamonitor in a 2004 study, "... the possibility of providing health benefits and external beauty improvements through nutraceutical foods, beverages and supplements is a budding trend, particularly among aging Baby Boomers." What is new in this burgeoning category is the increasingly central role fruit plays in skin-beautifying nutraceuticals. From acai to mangosteen, beauty supplements are creating delectable complexions by capitalizing on the healthy, perfecting effects of "superfruits."
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