10 Common Foods and Drinks That Make You Look Much Older Than You Really Are

Foods and Drinks that make you look older

Milk

Milk is very nutritious and can do a lot of good to your body, especially when it comes to maintaining strong bones and teeth. However, milk is also known for causing acne and skin breakouts; and from various nutrition and epidemiology studies, milk can also cause inflammation and the premature aging of your skin.

According to a 2018 research published in the journal Cell Transplantation, increased inflammation speeds up the aging process and can degrade the body faster by affecting other body systems as well. On the other hand, here are  5 Powerful Reasons to Drink Milk Every Day, according to health specialists.

Cornflakes

You might have enjoyed milk with cereals for breakfast when you were a kid but keeping this morning habit as an adult might not bring you the same joy. That’s because similar to milk, cornflakes can make your fine lines more noticeable, contributing to the aging process in more ways than one.

Firstly, cornflakes have a glycemic index of 81, which means they are a very high-glycemic food, causing a rapid spike in blood sugar and insulin levels. Secondly, high blood sugar accelerates the aging process by contributing to the formation of collagen-damaging advanced glycation end products (AGEs). In a 2013 study published in the journal Age, researchers analyzed how people perceive other people’s age, based on photos and glucose readings of participants. The conclusion was that the “perceived age increased 0.40 years … per 1 mmol/L increase in glucose level in non-diabetic subjects.”