Sugar free?

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What do these three gorgeous, youthful stars have in common? Well, apart from their obvious mega-bucks Hollywood lifestyles, they also all swear by a sugar-free diet. And judging by their perfect skin, they may be on to something!

Over the past few years, sugar has become nutritional public enemy number one. As well as all the harmful effects it has on the inside of f your body – such as high blood pressure, and an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke – it’s pretty unkind to your face too. In fact, some experts now believe eating too much sugar is one of the major causes of premature skin ageing – think wrinkles, dullness and sagging.

Why? When sugar enters your bloodstream, it attaches to proteins and forms harmful new cells that damage the collageng and elastin in youry skin. The more you eat, the more cells are damaged. According to one British study, these effects start to show at about age 35 and increase after that. Try our meal plan and start cutting back on sugar from today.

1 HOW IT WORKS

Follow the set meals or mix and match to suit your tastes, choosing one or two 2 snacks per day. One of your snacks must be fruit, which you can save for lunchtime if youy like. Try y to pickp fruits that are lower in sugars, even though they’re natural fruit sugars, to help curb your sweet cravings. Go for orchard fruits like apples, pears and berries, rather than sweeter tropical fruits such as pineapple and mango. Then choose another 3 snack from the swaps list. Some meals and snacks include “optional sweetness” suggestions. As your taste for sweet things decreases, leave these out to save calories and sugar – and, if you’re watching your figure, speed up weight loss too!