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Top 5 Fast Foods to Avoid for Better Skin

Fast foods have become really popular among the consumers because they are affordable and really yummy. Moreover, the excessive work load often does not leave us with enough time to prepare our own breakfast or lunch every day and thus most of us find fast foods to be the best alternative to avoid cooking and manage time. Though fast foods may appear as a convenient option in the short run, but in the long run it may cause many problems like obesity, diabetes and skin problems. Therefore, we must consciously avoid fast foods and at the same time use proven anti wrinkle beauty products like serums to maintain a good health as well as clear skin.

Avoid fast foods


Here are the top five fast foods that we must avoid for better and clear skin.

Potatoes, Pasta and Cakes


These three junk foods top not only the list of our favorite fast foods, but also the one that we must avoid the most. All these are white foods are categorized as high glycemic because the carbohydrate present in these foods can be digested easily and thus it increases the blood sugar levels in our body suddenly. Abrupt increase in the blood sugar level has a damaging effect on our skin and it is one of the primary causes of skin breakouts and acne. So change your preference to brown bread or whole wheat bread, oatmeal and other nutritious foods that are beneficial for our skin.

Cold or Soft Drink

A glass of soft drinks have become a staple item in our meal. Though it taste good, but it is one of the main cause behind the acnes that you so wish would disappear from your skin forever. The sugar content in soft drink is the very high and it triggers the sugar level in your body instantaneously which in turn causes acne, wrinkles, fine lines and other marks of aging. So change your preference from cola to a healthy fruit juice to maintain good skin.

Burgers


Burgers contains high level of sugar as well as saturated fats and trans fat. These are not at all good for skin as it triggers skin wrinkling, skin sagging, acne and other signs of skin aging. Hot dogs with sausages should be avoided as they are rich in protein, trans fat and saturated fats. The combination of these three chemical compounds is absolutely deadly for our skin.

Processed Meats


Hectic schedules often make us rely on processed meats for preparing a quick breakfast for ourselves before heading out to work and they taste delicious as well. However, recent researches have revealed that the processed meats contain certain chemicals which cause skin problems. The chemicals present in these meats are found to cause inflammation of skin which in turn destroy the collagen of the skin cells and thereby resulting in the appearance of signs of aging like fine lines and wrinkles from an early age.

Frozen Foods


Frozen foods are also not good for our health as well as skin. These foods are high in sodium content which makes our face prone to acne. Moreover, salt causes swelling of the tissues of our body and make our face puffy. It will result in breaking of the collagen of the skin cell and thereby result in skin damage.
These are some of the fast foods that we must try and avoid consciously to maintain a good, clear and healthy skin. Along with avoiding these foods we must also supplement it with healthier, nutritious and fresh vegetables and fruits. The nutrition present in these foods has anti wrinkle properties that will help in rejuvenating our skin from within.

About the Author:
The above article is composed by CJ, a beautician by profession associated with mynewa.com who loves to share her beauty and health tips via her articles.

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