I didn’t know any of this when I was a teen, and I had terrible Acne. Acne that followed me until I was past 30 years of age. Like so many others I suffered the terrible loss of self esteem this brings. I didn’t know it in those days, but I was one of those with a strong pancreas, and the more glucose rich foods I ate, the more it moved me into hypoglycemia and all the problems of what is now called Syndrome X. Fortunately, by the time I was 35 I had gained a medical understanding of what was going on, and “simple” carbohydrates pretty much became a thing of the past. Now I am twice that old, and I have perfectly normal blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure. I have no health problems of any kind, and have taken no drugs in all these years. This places me in the upper 4% for people of my age. Another of the great benefits of adhering to a diet almost totally devoid of “simple” carbohydrates for all these years, is that many people think I look, feel, move and act like a man 10 years younger than my actual age. I tell you this only so that you can realize there are increasing long range health benefits which DO come to you as a result of avoiding those “simple” carbohydrates.