Fast carbohydrates dry the skin, lead to cellulite and premature wrinkles. To make your skin glow with youth, you should stop eating sugar and foods with preservatives.
Excess glucose in our diet is a real scourge for the skin. Favorite packaged juices, sugar, etc. take away our youth and beauty.
How to avoid this problem?
Glucose and other fast carbohydrates, which we consume along with juices, fruits, berries, sugar, and confectionery harm our skin.
The more often you add sugar to tea or coffee, and even if you bite into candy or sweet bun – the more excess glucose will be in your body. Sweet carbonated water, packaged juices, confectionery, and other products that contain sugar and preservatives – ketchup, sauces, and so on, are also harmful. It’s not just overweight or cellulite.
How dangerous are such products for the skin?
Excess glucose enhances lipogenesis, speeds up the process of energy storage in the form of fat. The higher the concentration of glucose in the tissues, the worse the synthesis of collagen. And this protein is produced more slowly with age.
It is the basis of connective tissue, responsible for the strength and elasticity of our skin. In addition to the fact that the skin loses elasticity, excess glucose in it – a good breeding ground for various pathogens.
Therefore, the more sugar, jam, candy, sweet confectionery, and beverages in your diet, the higher the risk of acne and the development of pustular skin diseases. Especially in people with a predisposition to it (acne, teenage acne, chronic skin diseases).
Excess of fast carbohydrates in your diet leads to the fact that the surface layer of the skin is not only covered with cellulite but also becomes thinner, less elastic, and resilient. Premature wrinkles also begin to appear, especially in the corners of the lips and eyes. And an excess of fast carbohydrates leads to muscle weakness, fatigue, apathy.
But we still need fast carbs for energy?
The best way is to give up sugar, products containing preservatives, try to at least reduce the number of sweets and confectionery in your diet.
An adult person, if she does not do hard sport and hard physical work needs 300-400 g of carbohydrates per day. Simple carbohydrates, according to WHO recommendations, should account for no more than 10% of all carbohydrates obtained, which is only 30-40 g.
If a person eats about 550 g of vegetables a day, about 250 g of fruits and berries, 20 g of dried fruits or honey, 250 g of bread or porridge/pasta/legumes/potatoes (optional – not all at once), then such a diet is just almost 40 g of simple carbohydrates. That is sugar or candy for tea – superfluous.
But what if you can’t do without sweets?
Of course, you should not completely deny yourself such a desirable candy or fresh pastries. But you do not need to do it all the time – our food is full of foods with a sweet taste.
With the right distribution of food, and especially – carbohydrates during the day, neither sugar nor its substitutes you will not need. You can switch to honey, it is easier to digest, but again, the main thing here is to know the measure and do not forget that it is a fairly common allergen.
If the body needs sweets – then give, but do not overdo it with the amount and frequency of consumption.
It is important not to overdo a healthy body with fructose and glucose contained in foods. The idea of deceiving the body, moving from one harmful sweet to another, and eating only a small piece – a failure.
It because the receptors respond to sweetness, but do not get the usual calories. As a result, you will want even more. I
f you still decide to use substitutes instead of sugar, then pay attention to the composition and prefer the most natural ingredients.
And also do not forget to take care of the skin according to its type, do not forget about massage and cleansing procedures – and you will look fresher and younger!
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