Avoid soft drinks and consume the right fruits for a beautiful skin

Skin enemy: soft drinks

Soft drinks are a special category of junky carbs because they're a pure sugar rush. It's no wonder they're called 'liquid lollies'! Unfortunately many other drinks, like cordials, flavoured mineral waters, sports drinks, fruit drinks and iced tea drinks, aren't any better than soft drinks. Check out these sugar shockers: a typical 500 ml blackcurrant juice drink has 14 teaspoons of sugar; a 380 ml energy drink, about 13 teaspoons; a so-called healthy 500 ml tea, 11 teaspoons - that's even more than a Coke! By the way, it's not just acne and pimples that you have to worry about when it comes to soft drinks. Research suggests that a high intake of soft drinks can also cause:

Weight gain
Tooth decay, cavities and tooth erosion
Broken bones and osteoporosis.

The caffeine in many soft drinks can make you irritable, give you headaches and disturb your sleep. And to top it all off, soft drinks are a complete brain drain. Why? They can affect your brain function and your mood by interfering with your calcium absorption. Calcium is one of the substances used by nerves in order to 'talk' to each other and pass along electrical signals. So as you can see, soft drinks and all sugar-sweetened drinks are a definite no-no if you want great skin and good health.

Fruit juice

If you think a glass of orange juice first thing in the morning is super healthy, think again! In the process of juicing the fibre is removed, leaving lots of sugar. If your stomach is empty, your body absorbs all this sugar super fast, and when it hits your bloodstream it triggers a huge insulin spike. So go for whole fruit instead.

Skin enemy: beauty busting fats

The types of fat you eat can make the difference between having radiantly gorgeous skin or a dull, blemished and troubled complexion.

Bad skin fats

Trans fats (hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils)
Refined polyunsaturated oils (corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean)
Saturated fats (in processed meats)
Full-fat dairy products (including ice cream)
Palm oil

Indulging in too many of these bad fats is a sure-fire way to sabotage your complexion and end up with greasy skin, large pores, pimples or - surprisingly - dry and flaky skin.

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