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I read lots of articles - this is just an excerpt from one (true or not? - I don't know) that might be of interest :


"If you ate a cookie after lunch today, you probably worried that it would go right to your hips. But a new book says you should focus your worry a little bit higher up—like on your face.

Brooke Alpert, co-author of The Sugar Detox: Lose Weight, Feel Great, and Look Years Younger, explained one of the lesser-known consequences of eating too much sugar: wrinkles and sagging.Brooke co-wrote the book with a dermatologist Patricia Farris, and explained what happens when there is too much sugar in your bloodstream.

“It starts attacking your skin,” she said. “All that sugar attaches to those protein molecules, collagen and elastin. And it turns those beautiful, supple skin cells into these firm, rigid things causing sagging, wrinkling, everything we don’t want on our face.”"

I would take it with a pinch of salt (or even sugar, if you prefer!) Complete codswallop, just another crazy theory in the now unacceptable fact that most women (and even men!)get a few wrinkles and sags as they age!

[carorees]

Unless you have diabetes, your blood sugar is kept very stable by your body so the mechanism suggested is clearly rubbish!

It's not true?!

And here I was getting all excited buying up those black spring clips they use on those wedding dress shows. From Sharpei to sharp, though I can't close my eyes now, with only a dozen clips down my back.

There was a very interesting tv program broadcast in Australia 2 nights ago on SBS which showed convincing research that sugar does break down collagen molecules. They also mentioned that sun damage is part of another problem and that eating a diet high in antioxidants, ie. fruit and veg is very beneficial for younger looking skin.

Just looked it up on SBS iview, it is called The Truth About Looking Younger, by Dr Rozina Ali - it's available online for 2 weeks.