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What’s bad about sugary snacks for skin

So, we know some of the foods that are good for our skin…..but what about the bad guys;

Refined sugar and carb snacks may give you a quick buzz, but this burst of’ energy’ is not good for your system. Very simply explained it puts the blood sugar out of balance and your body sends out more insulin to cope with this. If this happens regularly it results in the decreased ability to remove excess blood glucose from the bloodstream.

This then finds it way into the tissues and starts to create a low grade chronic inflammation that causes the tissue to age prematurely. It will also cause long term systemic problems with other organs and a continued intake of highly refined sugary foods will have a detrimental effect on general health too – possibly resulting in diabetes, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimers.

So avoid that chocolate bar or bag of crisps and have an apple instead.

Kate x