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
Sugar, sugary foods, certain starchy foods
Again,
we get back to the relationship between your average blood sugar levels
and blood sugar spikes over time, and how that can increase those
age-accelerating compounds called AGEs in your body.
Sugar
is an obvious one to avoid. You've heard how bad it is for you 1000
times before for many other reasons, including your waistline and
developing type 2 diabetes. But now you also understand the aging
effect of sugar.
Instead
of sugar, consider using a natural non-caloric sweetener like Stevia in
your daily coffee, tea, in baking, or other sweetening needs. This
dramatically helps you control your blood sugar response and thereby
help slow aging.
So
this also means to think twice about sugary desserts, sugary cereals,
candy, and other sweets that are contributing to aging you faster.
My
personal trick to satisfy my sweet tooth is to only have 1-2 squares of
dark chocolate after dinner instead of a normal full dessert that most
people choose. You only get about 2 grams of sugar in 1-2 squares of
dark chocolate as opposed to 40-80 grams of age-accelerating sugar in a
typical cake, ice cream, or brownie type of dessert.
Keep
in mind that some starchy foods like white rice, oatmeal, and white
potatoes can also have significant impacts on your blood sugar and
thereby can increase formation of AGEs in your body. These foods are
best kept in smaller portions if you decide to eat them, and balanced
with healthy fats and protein to slow the blood sugar response.
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