Prof Tim Spector
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We did a twin study about 15 years ago because my wife's a dermatologist, and it showed quite convincingly that genetics were probably the major factor in acne.
the oiliness of your skin, how all the follicles are working over time with excess oils or not.
And so currently, diet has a fairly negligible effect in our analysis.
And not saying it has no effect, but it's a pretty small one.
Most of it is now due to genetics, people with the wrong skin, and using TikTok routines on their face, putting far too much other oils on top.
So I think most of the problem is not people adding a spoon of sugar to their food these days.
It's the hidden sugars in many of these ultra-processed foods that you're not actually aware that you're having because they've been masked by other ingredients and chemicals.
I think in general, if you look overall in the last 20 years compared to
You know, the 1950s, we're eating much more sugar that's disguised in foods than we were in the past.
And of course, it's massively subsidized in most countries in the world.
So it's an incredibly cheap ingredient.
And so it's often easier for manufacturers to put sugar in than anything else because it's so cost effective because taxpayers are paying for it.
We always say that the Cokes and the Pepsis, you know, a can of that will have on average around eight spoons of sugar in it.
And we go for other alternatives, and you might look at things that look healthier, like iced teas and things like this, and they've often got even more.
And some ginger beers can have 50% more sugar, or some of these traditional lemonades.
So just look on the back and see how many grams of sugar there is in that drink, knowing that the rough rule of thumb is around four grams is a teaspoon.
I think it's a bit of a con as well because if you speak to sports scientists, they'll tell you that
Generally, we're built to go two to three hours exercising before we need things like electrolytes or glucose.
Obviously, you think about our evolution, running around on the plains of East Africa, we weren't stopping every 20 minutes for a glucose drink.
Yes, you might need it after a three-hour cycle or in marathons and things, but for the stuff most people are doing...
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