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Collagen, essential to skin strength and elasticity, is a protein. A diet rich in sugar can create excess waste products in the form of glucose. Instead of "burning off", this glucose (sugar) attaches to proteins in our skin. The process is classified as glycation, and leads to the formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs), which increases inflammation in the body. Inflammation breaks down collagen and leads to the loss of elasticity: in laymen's terms, this means wrinkles, sagging and loss of tone.