From fancy face creams to cosmetic surgery, women (and men) can spend fortunes on maintaining their youthful looks.
But, according to HuffPost 50, you don't need to splash the cash to hold on to that healthy glow.
By simply avoiding certain foods, it's possible to combat the signs of ageing that many dread from the inside out.
If you think we've missed any let us know in the comments below
Foods That Make You Look Older
Foods That Make You Look Older
Sugar
There are several reasons why a sugar-filled diet makes you look older. When there is excess sugar in the body, it attaches itself to collagen, making the skin look stiff and inflexible. According to "Diet Myths Busted; Food Facts Not Nutrition Fiction" by Ann A. Rosenstein, "losing this elastic resilience of young skin will give the skin deep wrinkles and make it look old."
Trans Fats
Like sugar, excess trans fats make the skin look stiff and inflexible. "Trans fats clog and stiffen the arteries and smaller blood vessels," which makes the skin look old, wrote Rosenstein.
Salt
Salt dehydrates the body. When you are dehydrated, you become fatigued, which makes you look tired and worn out. In addition, excess salt contributes to kidney disease, high blood pressure and interferes with bone metabolism.
Coffee
Coffee and caffeinated products also dehydrate the body, making you look tired and worn out.
Sweets
The sugar in sweets causes inflammation in the body and can make skin look wrinkled and old.
Artificial Sweetener
Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame are associated with headaches and joint pain and can make you crave sweets.
Alcohol
Consuming too much alcohol dehydrates your body and causes wrinkles, loss of collagen, redness and puffiness, according to "The Dr. Oz Show."
Energy Drinks
Energy drinks damage the enamel in your teeth eight times more than soda does. This erosion makes your teeth look yellow and unhealthy, according to Dr. Oz.
Carbohydrates
An overconsumption of carbohydrates can damage the collagen and fibers in your skin, according to WebMD.
Fried Food
Fried food contributes to collagen break down in the skin, making one's skin look wrinkled and worn out, according to GalTime.com.
Soda
As a beverage high in sugar, soda tends to dehydrate the body. This fatigues the body and makes you look tired. "A good rule of thumb is to drink half your body weight in ounces. So if you weight 130 lbs, you need 65 ounces of water a day -- just over eight cups," according to GalTime.com.