Sugar: Skin's Enemy Number One?

Everyone knows that sweets add inches to your waistline. But are sweets and - more importantly - the sugar contained within them also to blame for wrinkles and the degradation of skin?

In his new book 10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide To A Beautiful And Youthful Appearance, dermatologist Dr Fredric Brandt explains why he believes sugar is enemy Number One.

"In a nutshell, sugar hastens the degradation of elastin and collagen, both key skin proteins. In other words, it actively ages you," says Dr Brandt, who counts Madonna, Rupert Everett, Cher and Ellen Barkin among his clients.

He saw a remarkable change in his own skin when he eliminated sugar from his diet. Not only did he drop 20lb, but, he says, within ten days he saw an increased glow, radiance and elasticity in his face. And within a year, his body had changed completely as well.

This is one of the reasons BORBA uses sucralose (artificial sweetener) in our anti aging and other skin care products, as opposed to sucrose (table sugar).