Do you eat these harmful
foods that AGE you faster? Some are even deceptively marketed to you
as "healthy" by giant food corporations. Avoid or minimize these and
look 5-10 years YOUNGER than your real age.
by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist & Catherine Ebeling - RN, BSN
Authors of the best seller: The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging
Corn-based foods -- corn syrup, corn cereal, corn chips, corn oil
This is quite a variety of stuff
that you might eat every day... we're talking corn chips, corn cereals,
corn oil, and also the biggest health-damaging villain that gets most of
the media attention, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
We already talked in detail in the
last section about wheat regarding the blood sugar process and it's
relation to age-accelerating formation of nasty "AGEs" in your body.
Well, corn-based starchy foods
such as corn cereals, corn chips, etc also have a big impact on blood
sugar levels and therefore can increase AGEs in your body and accelerate
aging.
But here's another nail in the coffin for corn... it turns out that scientists have found out that the fructose in HFCS causes 10x more
formation of AGEs in your body than glucose! Yes, that's right... that
means the HFCS you consume daily in sweetened drinks, and most other
processed foods (yes, even salad dressings and ketchup) contribute to
faster aging in your body... as if you needed yet another reason to
avoid or minimize HFCS!
We're not done yet with corn... it gets even worse...
Another major issue with
corn-based foods and corn oils is that these foods contribute excessive
amounts of omega-6 fatty acids to your diet, which causes an imbalance
in your omega-3 to omega-6 ratio and leads to inflammation and oxidation
within your body.
Once again... another example of corn-based foods aging you FASTER.
My advice: Avoid
or reduce corn-based foods like corn chips and corn cereal as much as
possible. These aren't as bad as wheat in relation to blood sugar, and
they don't contain gut-damaging gluten like wheat does, but they are
still bad for you. When it comes to corn syrup or corn oil, avoid as
much as you can if you want to stay lean, healthy and young looking.
Go to the next post tomorrow to see Food #3 that accelerates aging in your body:
Get your copy of 101 anti-aging foods here The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging
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