Does My Blood Sugar Make Me Look Old?

Binge face

I can tell when a client has been binging
on junk – you can see it in their face...

I might not tell them but I know... You can’t
hide your blood sugar?  It is written all
over your face, it’s been proven in research...

I’m not joking. In fact, a study
investigated the association between perceived age and glucose metabolism.

Photographs of 602 individuals (569
non-diabetic, 33 diabetic) were taken. They were shown to 60 random people who
were asked to estimate the age of the person in the photograph.

What did they find?

On average, those with higher blood sugar
readings were guessed to be almost 2 years older than they actually were.

After crunching the numbers researchers
concluded that with every 1 mmol/L increase in glucose estimated age increased
by 4.8 months.

We know that high blood glucose can wreak
havoc on the inner workings of our

body but the effects don’t stop there. Our
outward appearance is a reflection of what is going on on the inside.

Think you can hide your bad habits?

Think again.

Dr
Paul Cribb is an award-winning Scientist, Mentor & Coach to leading
Fitness  Professionals. Paul is the
creator of mp-body.com the The Metabolic Nutrition
Coaching Systems - the first ever science-based, research-proven, nationally
accredited coaching program.

Reference: Noordam R. High serum glucose
levels are associated with a higher perceived age. Age. Feb;35(1):189-95.