MORE REASON TO SWERVE SUGAR

Poor skin

our skin is the largest organ in your body, and so inevitably high blood sugar has a huge impact on it. ‘Eating too much food with a high glycaemic index (GI) can lead to inflammation, which affects skin,’ says cosmetic doctor, Dr Rekha Tailor (). ‘Refined sugar, which is found in things such as sweets and fizzy drinks, has been proven to feed bad bacteria, upsetting your body’s delicate