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New claim: sugar gives you wrinkles - 14 June 2007

Want to look 10 years younger in 10 days? Ditch sugar from your diet, says leading US dermatologist Dr Eric Brandt.

According to Dr Brandt, sugar is responsible for the degradation of key skin proteins elastin and collagen. “In other words, it actively ages you,” he says.

“Sugar triggers a process in the body called glycation. This is where the sugar molecules bind to your protein fibres – those wonderfully springy and resilient collagen and elastin fibres – which are the building blocks of skin.

“Imagine that your collagen is your skin’s mattress and the elastin fibres are the coils holding it together. The sugar attacks these fibres, making them less elastic and more brittle so they break.

The result is that your once-youthful skin starts to sag and look old,” says Dr Brandt.

In his new book, 10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide to a Beautiful and Youthful Appearance, Dr Brandt suggests that a sugar-free diet will effectively improve the texture, tone and radiance of your skin.


Source: The Daily Mail

 

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