If you feel (even a bit) guilty about the volume of food and drinks you've inadvertantly inhaled over Christmas, here's your excuse:
According to the Archives of Dermatology Journal, older people who weigh more have less wrinkles (Duh. This is science?). It says that although excess fat may increase the skin's susceptibility to damage, it may help mask the appearance of wrinkles in old age.
The study is based on the aging patterns of 65 pairs of twins. While being overweight made the volunteers initially look older, the pattern reversed after about the age of 54 (very relevant: most of you should be around this age right now); the heavier twins then began to look younger in the face than their slimmer counterparts.How could this happen? (Asked Madonna and Nicole Kidman in unison.)
As we age, we naturally lose spongy collagen – which keeps our facial skin firm. Once the collagen begins to break down, thinner women often look gaunt in the face, while heavier ones camouflage the loss with fat – which gives their face a plumper, more youthful look.
But before you proceed on another round at life's buffet, keep in mind that experts say that a high sugar intake can speed up the collagen break-down process, making you look older, faster – no matter how much you weigh.
another good reason to quit sugar.
ReplyDeletesugar until today is considered foreign by our bodies and that is so not a good thing...
ReplyDeleteHow to not take sugar? Almost everything has sugar... especially all my fave foods!
ReplyDeletei am replacing it with equal for coffee and tea or sometimes i drink coffee black. reduce, don't totally abstain. Moderation ka?
ReplyDelete...but wat about the sugar in fruit and veg ka? we can't eat bitter gourd all meals right?
ReplyDeleteActually, you can eat bittergourd, but wash it first with salt twice over. It helps and no sugar. Yum :-)
ReplyDeleteRoyal Consort, you mean before cooking? Not raw right?
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ReplyDeleteSugar is a simple carbohydrate. There are two types of sugars - monosaccharides, which include glucose, fructose and galactose, are made of one sugar molecule, and disaccharides are made of two sugar molecules linked together.
ReplyDeleteDisaccharides are formed when monosaccharides combine - for example, when glucose and fructose are combined, they form sucrose, also known as table sugar. Other disaccharides include maltose, dextrose and lactose. When many sugar molecules are linked together, they form a complex carbohydrate, also known as a starch.
So when I said sugar is still considered foreign, I do mean it is table sugar, that really is the thing we wanna keep a tab on..
thanks alleycaat... that was clear everyone?
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