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" Eating or drinking too much sugar, which you&amp;#039;ve probably been doing a lot of around this time of year, can make you feel zippy. Like a kid again. Fun! (And flavorful.) But, sorry to say, while your energy levels may temporarily be shot back to their youthful heights, all that sweetness is actually conspiring to make you look older. Cue Debbie Downer music. Yes, sugar isn&amp;#039;t just bad for your gut. That cookie/cupcake/M&amp;amp;amp;M you just ate is also wreaking havoc on the collagen and elastin in your face in a process scientists call glycation, causing the onset of wrinkles. It also makes your skin brittle (like the candy, or the US House of Representatives), inflamed and red (like Rush Limbaugh), dry, and saggy. Looking for proof? It&amp;#039;s out there. There was a study conducted last year that found, scientifically, that people with consistently high blood sugar levels appeared noticeably older than their less saccharine-stuffed counterparts. So, should you do the whole sugar-free thing for the sake of looking fresh? Don&amp;#039;t be so extreme. You probably shouldn&amp;#039;t just cut sugar out of your diet entirely. It&amp;#039;s also found in healthier things like tomato sauce, yogurt, canned vegetables, and fresh fruit \u2014 and fake sugar&amp;#039;s got its own set of issues. But increasing your intake of antioxidants like green tea and vitamins B1 and B6 will help keep sugar from wrecking your skin&amp;#039;s vitality. You also might want to consider a wrinkle fighting, anti-aging antioxidant supplement called Carmosine (it&amp;#039;s good for energy levels and eyesight, as well). Oh, and you should probably avoid the worst forms of sugar, like high-fructose corn syrup and cheap margarita mix.  But really, sugar only becomes a big skin problem when you eat too much of it over a long period of time. That is to say: It&amp;#039;s still the holiday season, so you can have your cake and eat it too. Just for now. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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