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Top Five Foods to Avoid

The old yarn, “You are what you eat” truly applies to skin and skin care. Foods affect your skin, some in a good way by offering nutrients, and some foods detrimentally affect your skin. The top five foods to avoid for skin health.

Alcohol: Alcohol dehydrates your skin, making it dry and irritated. The result is vasodilatation (swollen blood vessels), causing your veins to become red near the surface of the skin.

Salt: As taste buds mature, they can develop an affinity for salt. Salt causes tissue to swell. The subsequent deflating then reduces skin elasticity. This is why your skin looks puffy the next day after eating salty snacks.

Soda & Soft Drinks: A can of soda can pack a whopping ten teaspoons of sugar. Besides the unfavorable affects to skin, the sugar contributes to obesity, tooth decay, and diabetes. The sugar and caffeine contained in soda reduces your skin’s vibrancy. The simple alternative is water.

French Fries: The adolescent times of avoiding French fries to prevent acne still holds true. French fries contain saturated fat, hydrogenated vegetable oils, and salt. This high heat cooking produces acrylamide, possibly contributing to cancer and neurotoxic effects.

Doughnuts: Add up the refined flour, refined oil, and refined sugar, all of which your skin repels. Donuts provide the sugar high, followed by the energy low, which then continues the hunger cycle. These ingredients contribute to bad skin and acne, as well as a hormonal cascading effect.