Aging and food to avoid.

1/ High-Fructose Corn Syrup

Among many other health drawbacks, it interferes with your body’s ability to use copper, which helps you form the collagen and elastin that keeps your skin healthy. It’s also full of calories and puts you at risk for diabetes and heart disease. 2/ Sodas and Energy Drinks

The more sodas and energy drinks you consume, the quicker the cells in your tissues age. In addition to the fizz, they have a lot of calories and added sugar. Combined with the bacteria in your mouth, that sugar also forms acid that wears down your tooth enamel and causes decay. Other cons include weight gain and a higher risk of stroke and dementia.

3/ Caffeine

Caffeine is a diuretic: It stimulates your brain and your need to urinate. This can cause dehydration. When you don’t have enough water, your skin stops releasing toxins. The backup makes you more prone to dry skin, psoriasis, and wrinkles.

4/ Fried Foods

Fried in boiling oil promotes free radicals, or unstable molecules that damage other molecules in your cells and add years to your skin. You can also find these free radicals in other fried foods like french fries, hush puppies, and mozzarella sticks.

5/ Spicy Foods

Spicy food makes your blood vessels swell and even break, leading to purple marks on your face. If you have rosacea -- common in women after menopause -- the heat from spice can trigger a flare-up. It also raises your body temperature, so you sweat to cool back down. When sweat mixes with the bacteria on your skin, it can cause breakouts and blotches.

6/ Alcohol

If you’ve ever had cotton mouth in the morning after a night of drinks, you know alcohol dehydrates you. This makes a significant impact on your skin, which is 63% water. Even if you drink a big glass of water, it will hydrate all your other organs before your skin. When you don’t get enough, your skin looks and feels dry, and can’t defend itself against wrinkles.

7 /Processed Meats

Processed meats, like bacon, sausage, ham, and deli cuts, are smoked, cured, or salted. It’s what makes them both delicious and dangerous. The sodium and chemical preservatives cause inflammation that can wear your body down inside and out. A little inflammation is good: It helps your cells heal. Too much can cause heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

Source: Foods that age you