What you eat significantly impacts how you age and your skin’s appearance. Poor-quality foods, such as trans fats, excessive sugar, and processed carbohydrates, cause inflammation, which Dr. Timothy Harlan identifies as a core aspect of aging. According to Andrea Giancoli, these foods can damage collagen, essential for skin elasticity and wrinkle resistance. They also generate advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), linked to serious health issues like heart disease and diabetes. Conversely, fruits and vegetables are beneficial for skin health. To improve your appearance and overall well-being, it’s advisable to reduce inflammatory foods and increase your intake of nutrient-rich produce.
Yes, what you put on your plate might be affecting what you see in the mirror. But how?
“Poor-quality foods, like trans fats, cause inflammation — and aging is basically a chronic inflammatory state,” says Timothy Harlan, MD. He is assistant professor of medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine. “Can you look older because you’re eating crap? Absolutely.”
For example, eating too much sugar and processed carbohydrates (like pasta, bread, and baked goods) can lead to damage in your skin’s collagen, which is what keeps your skin springy and resists wrinkles, says Andrea Giancoli, MPH, RD. She is a nutrition policy consultant for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy
What’s more, these inflammatory things called AGEs – advanced glycation end-products – put your overall health on the line. They are tied to diseases like heart disease and diabetes, she says.
Other foods. like fruits and vegetables, are good for your skin. Here’s what you might want to cut back on and what you should eat more of.
Source: by Gina Shaw for WebMD on December 6, 2013
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