You Can Stay Healthy In Your 30's If You Stay Away From These Foods

When you hit your 30's, your metabolism is not as strong as it is when you were in your 20's. You start developing early signs of ageing. This is the time you should start taking care of your body ensuring that you lead a healthy life while eating right, exercising and taking out some me-time. A lot can be achieved just by making a few alterations in your diet. There are a few ingredients that you should veer away from the moment 30’s knock at your door sill.

To ease it all down, Delhi based nutritionist Megha Mukhija is telling you what foods to avoid when you hit the 30’s mark.

Aerated Drinks

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Say no to them as they are loaded with an enormous amount of sugar. Since you don't have teen metabolism now, you will start gaining weight due to excess calories. Also, Phosphates used in aerated drinks accelerates the ageing process. It leads to tooth decay & hinders absorption of many nutrients. A study at Harvard University found regular coke consumption leads to frequent fractures as aerated drinks have phosphoric acid, which depletes calcium levels and bone mass.

Excess Alcohol

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An occasional glass of alcoholic drink isn’t a concern, but if the volume or frequency increases, then it is a problem. Excess alcohol dehydrates your body, causes constipation and leaves your skin dry which in turn causes wrinkles. Also, long-term alcohol consumption damages the liver. It is to be noted that women are at higher risk for developing an alcoholic liver disease as their bodies are more likely to absorb more alcohol and need longer periods of time to process it.

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Excess Caffeine

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Ensure that you put a cap on your tea and coffee consumption and limit it to 2-3 cups/day limit.A study out at the University of Alabama concluded that women who consume a excessive caffeine are 70% more likely to develop urine incontinence. Another study at the University of Nevada School of Medicine concluded that caffeine can reduce a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant by about 27%.

Margarine

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The culprit in margarine is trans fat, which destroys hydration. The less your skin is hydrated, the faster the wrinkles appear. Also trans fat is a leading cause of Coronary heart disease. You don’t get a heart attack suddenly at 40’s, it’s the fat build up your bad lifestyle has created in the previous decades.

Artificial Sweeteners

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Consuming artificial sweeteners can hinder your metabolism. Artificial sweeteners create a hormonal imbalance in women which in turn disrupt their menstruation cycles. Create a do-able goal for yourself, ditch artificial sweeteners & keep a tab of like 2 tsp of sugar per day which gives you 40 kcal & enjoys that. That ways your taste buds will gradually adapt to low sugar levels.

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