Reducing Sugar Intake to Get Younger Looks

Do you know that high sugar intake has relation to cause dull skin, wrinkles and signs of skin aging?

Dr Fredric Brandt, a dermatologis in Miami and New York City, as quoted by Health magazine said when you have sugar, the sugar absorbed into the blood stream coats proteins around the body, a process called glycation. The process then results in new molecules being formed called advanced glycation end products or AGEs for short. The AGEs can damagas the important proteins in your skin - collagen and elastin.

The more sugar you have, the more AGE proteins are formed. This means the more sugar you have the more wrinkled, dull your skin are. You will look years older than you really are.

When a person getting older, especially after 35, the process of sugar coating or glycation occurs even faster.


So if you want to prevent your skin from aging by these AGE proteins, you may consider these helpful tips:


- Cutting back the amount of sweet things is a must. By keeping your sugar intake to less than 10 percent of your total callorie intake per day. It is about 10 teaspoons of sugar a day for an average person.

- rather than natural sugar you can turn fruits and vegetables as replacement.

- Be aware of some ingridients in food, since sugar can be disguised by many names such as dextrose, corn syrup, dextrose, maltose, maple syrup or molasses are forms of sugar. In fact fructose corn syrup is the worst when it
comes to causing the AGE proteins, so avoid this one.

- Take sufficient vitamin B6 and B1 in your daily meal. A number of studies have shown that these B vitamins will reduce the formation of AGE proteins. If you are not sure have them enough from your meal, you can take a multivitamin to ensure you're getting enough. Your body will just eliminate what's not needed so there are no worries
about toxicity.

- A study published in the British Journal of Dermatology mentions that exposing skin to the sun will form AGE protein significantly. So, avoid your skin from getting exposure to the sun. Wearing hat, or use daily moisturizer with an effective sun block when you are out are very recommended.

- Don't forget to take rich antioxidants sources in your meal. You can get them from fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and green tea. Antioxidants can help your body to
prevent the formation of these AGE proteins. If you aren't sure that you're getting an adequate amount in your diet, you can take a supplement to help.