Sugar, salt hasten aging: dietitian

/ Courtesy of Lawinfo blog

Foods with a lot of sugar and salt can lead to faster aging, a leading dietitian says.

According to Australian Susie Burrell, foods including muffins, banana bread, chai lattes and packet soups do long-term harm that contributes to aging.

“As a general rule of thumb, dietary patterns with a high glycemic load increase inflammatory processes in the body over time, while diets high in salt result in fluid retention, swelling and increase pressure on a number of the body’s systems,” Daily Mail Australia quoted Burrell as saying.

“The potent mix of saturated fat and sugar mean that processed carbohydrates are a nightmare when it comes to increasing inflammation in the body.”