Can prunes keep your skin from getting prune-y? We always consider how our snack will affect our hips, but what we may not consider is how it'll affect our skin.

Recent research has discovered correlations between people's diets and getting premature wrinkles. Check it out:

• Mono-unsaturated fats
• Olive oil and olives
• Fish (especially fatty fish, such as sardines)
• Reduced fat milk and milk products, such as yogurt
• Eggs
• Nuts and legumes (especially lima and broad beans)
• Vegetables (especially leafy greens, spinach, eggplant, asparagus, celery, onions, leeks and garlic)
• Wholegrain cereals
• Fruit and fruit products (especially prunes, cherries, apples and jams)
• Tea
• Water
• Zinc (foods which contain zinc include seafood, lean meat, milk and nuts)

• Saturated fat
• Meat (especially fatty processed meats)
• Full fat dairy products (especially unfermented products and ice cream)
• Soft drinks and cordials
• Cakes, pastries and desserts
• Potatoes
• Butter
• Margarine

The overall consensus is that low-sugar diets high in varied fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and fish may help prevent premature skin aging -- because they contain antioxidants.

So there's some food for thought if you're hoping your next meal won't lead to your next wrinkle.