Not only will you gain weight, you may also make your face "ugly"! Research: "1 Eating Habit" May Decline in Appearance Like an Avalanche
In a modern society that values "appearance", good looks are often seen as attractive. However, wrong eating habits may damage your appearance and reduce your personal charm! A recent study published in “PLOS ONE” pointed out that long-term consumption of “refined carbohydrates” as the main dietary content may indeed lead to a decrease in facial attractiveness, and the impact is regardless of gender and age.
Will improper diet make your face “uglier the more you eat”? Study: Refined carbohydrates are the biggest culprit
A research team from the University of Montpellier in France recruited a total of 104 subjects, aged between 20 and 30 years old. Subjects were asked to go to work or school on an empty stomach in the morning. After arriving at their destination, they were randomly assigned to two types of breakfast: “high-carbohydrate breakfast” and “high-energy breakfast (higher protein, fat and lower carbohydrates)”. And the calories of the two breakfasts are exactly the same.
To assess the subjects’ long-term eating habits, they completed questionnaires on their consumption of breakfast, afternoon snacks and between-meal snacks the day before the study to gauge their daily intake of refined carbohydrates. In addition, the subjects’ facial attractiveness criteria were evaluated by another 252 people. After adjusting for various variables, the research team came to the following results:
Judging from the content of “breakfast”, subjects who ate “high-carbohydrate breakfast” had less facial attractiveness after eating than those who ate high-energy breakfast. Looking at long-term eating habits, those who ate high-carbohydrate breakfast Subjects who ate the energy breakfast showed higher facial attractiveness. In addition, long-term consumption of high carbohydrates during afternoon tea and between meals (such as late night snacks) may also lead to a decrease in facial attractiveness.
Experts on long-term intake of high-carbohydrate meals: affecting visual age and causing glycation
The research team points out that the impact of refined carbohydrate intake on sexual attraction may differ by gender. For example, long-term intake of high-energy breakfast will increase the attractiveness of men and women, but the glycemic load of afternoon tea snacks will have the opposite effect on men and women. Men who ate a high-carb diet during afternoon tea were rated as more attractive, while a low-carb diet was associated with increased facial attractiveness in women.
Study author Claire Berticat explained the results of the study, saying that long-term consumption of refined foods rich in carbohydrates may lead to chronic hyperglycemia in consumers. Previous research has shown that chronic high blood sugar can accelerate the “glycation phenomenon” and lead to skin aging. Skin aging may directly affect apparent age, further leading to a loss of facial attractiveness.
If we look at afternoon tea snacks, the motivation of the eater often has nothing to do with physiological hunger, but the desire to eat prompted by external stimulation or social needs. In addition, the decrease in pre-meal blood sugar and insulin concentrations in the body is related to a strong motivation to eat, which may explain why ingesting afternoon tea with a high glycemic load makes male faces more attractive because it can immediately provide glucose to compensate for the loss of the eater. of masculinity.
Do high sugar and oil make collagen “yellow”? These bad habits accelerate skin aging
From the above research results, it can be known that excessive intake of refined carbohydrates may indeed affect “appearance” and reduce personal charm. Nutritionist Zhang Yuxi pointed out that from the perspective of skin care, foods such as sugar, refined carbohydrates (such as sugary drinks, bread, cakes, etc.), fried foods can easily cause the “glycation reaction” of the skin, causing the skin’s collagen to change. If it becomes yellow, the overall skin will be dull and yellowish. Therefore, people who love beauty should control their sugar intake in daily life.
In addition to changing your eating habits, nutritionist Zhang Yuxi also advises people to avoid smoking and drinking. These bad habits will cause skin aging. In addition, having an abnormal lifestyle or staying up late can easily worsen your complexion and cause dark circles and acne. , it is easy for the visual age to appear older than the actual age. People with photosensitive skin should also avoid eating large amounts of carrots, celery, spinach, amaranth and other foods.
Finally, excessive stress is also the culprit of dull skin. Moderate exercise and social activities can help reduce stress. During holidays, you may want to spend more time with relatives and friends in the natural environment, or go out for dinner and dates, which can help relieve psychological stress. In addition, summer is gradually entering. Although sun exposure helps the synthesis of vitamin D, overexposure to the sun will seriously damage the skin. Therefore, you must remember to apply sunscreen when going out, and pay attention to the SPF, PA or broadband sunscreen indicators that must meet certain standards.
Source: Chronic and immediate refined carbohydrate consumption and facial attractiveness
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