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    Anti-sugar = quit sugar?

    • Last Update: 2021-06-28
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    Original: Ruan Guangfeng
     
    Everyone has the love of beauty
    .
     
    In recent years, people who love beauty must have heard of "anti-glycation".
    Anti-sugar products such as anti-sugar pills, anti-sugar oral liquids, anti-sugar masks and so on are also emerging.
    These products all claim to prevent skin aging
    .
     
    Under these propaganda, many people hate "sugar" even more, and have begun to "anti-sugar diet", and even completely abstain from sugar in order to resist "sugar"
    .
    Yesterday, CCTV made a program dedicated to discussing whether anti-sugar can be anti-aging
    .

     
    Picture from: Weibo
     
    Can quitting sugar really resist sugar? Can anti-sugar products really fight aging? Today I will talk to you about anti-sugar
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    1.
    What is saccharification?
     
    Saccharification, the full name is called "non-enzymatic saccharification reaction", refers to the slow reaction of reducing sugars (such as glucose) with proteins, lipids or nucleic acids without enzymatic catalysis, and finally a series of advanced glycation end products ( AGEs) process
    .
     
    AGEs, the product of glycation reaction, will affect our skin and body.
    The result is that the skin is more prone to wrinkles, loss of luster, dark yellow spots and other signs of aging.
    Therefore, some businesses have launched " The concept of "anti-glycation" has been widely promoted
    .

     
    In fact, the concept of "saccharification" was first used in food cooking.
     
    Found in processing
    .
    Typical is the "Maillard reaction" commonly seen in many foods.
    It is a reaction between reducing sugars (such as glucose) and amino compounds such as proteins at room temperature or when heated.
    It will produce brown to brownish-black substances and produce unique The flavor
    .
    Many favorites such as braised pork, barbecue, and bread are all its credit.
    .
    .
     
    In fact, food also produces the same AGEs in the cooking process, and the amount is much greater than that produced in the human body
    .
    Animal foods, as well as foods with high fat content, often contain very high levels of AGEs
    .
    Especially those cooking methods such as charcoal grilling, grilling, braising, frying, and dry stir-frying, produce extremely high levels of AGEs
    .
     
    However, the "Maillard reaction" in food processing is the result of reactions under high temperature conditions.
    It is impossible for our human body to reach such a high temperature.
    Therefore, the glycation reaction in the human body proceeds slowly, and the manifestations of aging also occur slowly
    .
     
    2.
    Anti-sugar = abstaining from sugar?
     
    When seeing the concept of "anti-sugar", many people take it for granted that the achievements of "anti-sugar" are "abstaining sugar", "limiting sugar", "reducing sugar", and "controlling sugar".
    Eat sugar
    .
    In fact, this understanding is totally wrong
    .

     
    "Sugar cessation", "sugar limit", "sugar reduction", and "sugar control" sugars mainly refer to monosaccharides and disaccharides in the diet, not carbohydrates, and usually include the "addition" that I often say to you Sugar" or "free sugar"
    .
     
    "Added sugars" refers to artificially added to the food monosaccharides or disaccharides, such as sucrose, brown sugar, rock sugar, fructose, maltose, fructose syrup and the like
    .
    In addition to added sugar, the scope of "free sugar"
     
    It also includes sugars that "naturally" exist in foods and are quickly absorbed like added sugars, such as fruit juice and honey
    .
     
    The sugars resistant to the popular "anti-glycation" and "anti-glycemic products" on the market are actually AGEs, the glycosylation reaction products produced by the "glycosylation" reaction in the human body
    .
     
    But in fact, abstaining from sugar has no direct effect on the glycation reaction in the body
    .

     
    3.
    If you give up sugar, your body won't be glycated?
     
    After analyzing the difference between sugar abstinence and sugar resistance, I think everyone is clear
    .
    In fact, what we said about quitting sugar, and what businesses said about anti-sugar, is not a concept at all
    .

     
    In fact, even if we abstain from sugar, the human body still undergoes glycation reaction
    .
    Because the carbohydrates we eat, such as starch, will be converted into glucose after entering the body, and the saccharification reaction in the body will continue to proceed
    .
    This is the inevitability of life
    .
     
    As long as you are still alive, the glycation reaction will not end, and aging will continue to progress slowly
    .
    This is a natural law.
    From the moment we are born, the human body has begun to age slowly
    .
     
    4.
    Can "anti-sugar" products really fight aging?
     
    At present, there are many kinds of anti-glycation products on the market.
    Anti-glycation liquids, pills, tablets, etc.
    (oral), anti-glycation masks (for external use), etc.
    , all say that they can reduce the synthesis of AGEs or promote the metabolism of AGEs, plus various stars All endorsement platforms are out of stock
    .
    But are these things really useful?
     
    The "glycation reaction" may indeed be one of the causes of skin aging
    .
    However, glycation is not the only cause of skin aging
    .
    In fact, glycation is not the main factor of aging, only a small part of it
    .
    There are many and complex causes of skin aging, such as staying up late, sunburn, and aging, which will accompany skin aging
    .
     
    Can anti-sugar products on the market really help us resist glycation reactions? In fact, no anti-glycation drug or health care product is actually approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), so we can question the effectiveness of existing related products
    .
     
    At present, the main ingredients of anti-sugar pill products on the market are some antioxidant substances, plant extracts, or collagen
    .
    These plant extracts and antioxidants can actually be easily obtained by eating more fruits and vegetables.
    There is no need to spend so much money
    .

     
    5.
    What factors make the skin aging?
     
    There are many factors that make our skin aging.
    According to the category, it can usually be divided into two categories:
     
    (1) Exogenous aging: including ultraviolet rays, smoking, air pollution, trauma, etc.
    , among which the most important is "ultraviolet rays", which is the number one killer of the skin
    .
    The saccharification reaction accounts for only a very small part
    .

     
    (2) Natural aging: including genetic factors (aging genes take effect)
    .
    Everyone is very different.
    Think about it, Guo Degang and Lin Zhiying are still the same age
    .

     
    6.
    To delay skin aging, it should be done!
    (1) Sun protection 
     
    The most important factor leading to skin aging is "ultraviolet rays
    .
    " In order to prevent aging, you must always pay attention to sun protection and avoid UV damage.
    You can take measures such as wearing a parasol, wearing sun protection hats and sunglasses, and applying sunscreen to achieve the purpose of sun protection
    .

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    2) Avoid air pollution and stay away from tobacco smoke
     
    Smoke, exhaust gas, industrial emissions, and automobile exhaust will also accelerate the aging of the skin.
    It is recommended that everyone stay away from such an environment as much as possible and use an air purifier at home
    .
    In addition, quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke
    .

     
    (3) Don't stay up late
    .
     
    Staying up late will exacerbate skin damage.
    Try not to stay up late to work, play games, or stay up late to watch dramas.
    Work and rest regularly
    .
     
    (5) Control the intake of added sugar and free sugar
    .
     
    Controlling added sugar and free sugar can effectively control weight, prevent obesity, reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia, and also has incidental benefits for preventing aging
    .
    Now the country has also called for sugar reduction, so it is still necessary to reduce the intake of added sugar and free sugar
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