Sugar Is Making You Age Faster: Here's How

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Weight Gain

Putting on a lot of weight won't necessarily do your youthful appearance any favors, but obesity can also have damaging effects on your skin: according to Dr Ananya Mandal, it can cause your skin to lose moisture more rapidly (causing dry skin), exacerbate acne, and play a role in a number of various internally and externally harmful skin conditions.

As if these unflattering effects weren't enough, obesity can also accelerate aging at a molecular (and much more serious) level, according to this research. So just because you might see fewer noticeable wrinkles on a fuller face doesn't mean that extra weight makes you feel or look any younger.