40 Foods To Avoid After 40

Pasta

Pasta might seem like a good and easy carbohydrate to incorporate into your meals but is in fact the opposite. Foods like pasta and white bread are carb-heavy foods which have a high glycemic index and spike your blood sugar quickly.

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As people over 40 are at risk of developing diabetes from their unhealthy diets, these kind of carbs are not conducive to keeping people healthy and at their peak. Blood sugar spikes can also damage skin and increase the speed of ageing. Instead, whole wheat alternatives will keep your diet at a balance, giving you both healthy carbs and fibers.

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