A paediatric endocrinologist in San
Francisco reports, according to Guardian today, that sugar is bigger threat
than has been assessed so far. It causes metabolic diseases such as high blood
pressure and heart diseases whether or not we put on weight.
Dr. Lusig found that the health of
43 obese children (referred to his clinic for their weight and related issues) dramatically
improved when sugar in their diet was replaced with other foods. They ate the
same number of calories, he says, and yet their metabolic disease, which can
cause diabetes, was reversed within 10 days, their diastolic blood pressure,“bad”
LDL cholesterol and triglycerides dropped, fasting blood glucose went down and
insulin levels were cut by a third.
As skin experts, Herbally Radiant,
has been advising customers to reduce sugar intake to protect skin health. A diet high in sugar is a disaster for the face. ‘There is
no point in spending lots of money on expensive skin creams if you are eating a
diet high in sugar,’ says Dr. Aamer Khan, a cosmetic dermatologist at Harley
Street Skin Clinic. 'Yes, you can
protect and moisturize your skin from the outside with creams, but you need to
feed and stimulate the growth of good strong skin cells from inside too and
sugar will sabotage that.’
A
cosmetic physician, Dr. Ross Perry, also cautions that sugar makes the skin
lose the plump - elastic qualities that underlie a youthful appearance. ‘This
is due to a process called glycation. Essentially what happens is that sugar
attaches itself to any protein in the body and produces harmful molecules
called ‘advanced glycation end products’. These
reduce the effectiveness of elastin and collagen, proteins in the skin that
help maintain its youthful appearance. ‘Normally collagen bulks out the skin
and gives it a younger plump look,’ says Dr Perry. ‘Elastin gives the skin
recoil so that when you smile or frown your skin goes back to how it was. If you persistently eat a high-sugar
diet, then the collagen and elastin will
become more rigid, leading to wrinkles formation, loss of youthful appearance
and making it harder for the skin cells to repair normal damage.’
Dr
Perry further adds: ‘Sugar encourages type III collagen to become type I which
is more brittle. Consequently, the skin breaks down and looks thinner and more
wrinkly. It also becomes more prone to the damaging effects of the environment
and UV rays.’
Dr.
Elizabeth Tanzi, Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington, DC, also explains
that sugar causes increased inflammation in the case of those suffering from
frequent break outs. “Some people claim their acne gets worse when they have
chocolate or sugar …” adds Dr. Elizabeth Tanzi.
Do
you know that artificial sugars are even worse. Artificial sugars, although
less tested, don’t get experts’ approval, either? These are pure chemicals that
can cause more problems. Any type of impurities in the system will cause more
breakouts. They also bring on the cravings.
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