English actress Kate Beckinsale might make a splash every time she's seen on the silver screen, but on the red carpet, it's her smooth skin and svelte figure that take center stage! After years of us wondering, the 45-year-old British bombshell has finally revealed the secret to her seemingly ageless complexion and healthy physique–a diet that's high in fat and low in carbohydrates!
A love affair with butter
Though skinny celebrities are often stereotyped as sustaining on a diet of nothing but water and celery, Kate Beckinsale revealed that the secret ingredient to her glowing skin is a little different–plenty of butter! The actress is so obsessed with butter that she even carries her own package of Kerrygold grass-fed butter when she's traveling to set.
“I find [my favorite brand of butter] quite hard to get a hold of,” Beckinsale admitted in an interview with People magazine. “If I’m going from one city to another I’ll put some in my suitcase to make sure I have it. I’m the crazy person traveling with butter.”
Beckinsale also revealed that she sees an immediate difference in the quality of her skin's health when she's on-track with her high-fat ketogenic diet. The actress frequently adds butter and coconut oil to her morning coffee to ensure that she'll be glowing all day when shooting. The ketogenic diet has also been shown to increase levels of satiety…making it the perfect choice for an actress who needs to keep her mind sharp during a 15-hour stint on the set of the next blockbuster hit.
“I was 24 and I had lines on my face because I didn’t have enough fat,” Beckinsale recounted. “I really noticed if I can eat coconut oil and butter and things like that…it makes almost an immediate effect on your skin. I don’t think it is a myth. I think you can see the difference in a week or two.”
A science-backed recipe for skin and body health
Fat and butter for skin health?! It's not as crazy as you may think! Researchers have found evidence to support the connection between a ketogenic diet and a slower rate of skin aging by protecting cells against oxidative stress. So don't be afraid to take a tip from Kate and slather on the butter at dinner!
But wait…isn't fat bad for you?
If you lived through the low-fat craze of the 90's, you probably remember being taught in school that “fat=bad.” However, new research has revealed that the culprit behind our obesity crisis is likely to be increased consumption of sugar and carbohydrates–and the consumer market is taking notice.
You don't have to be living in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills to take advantage of Kate Beckinsale's secret to anti-aging success. Check out our guide to getting started on the ketogenic diet for more information on how you can unlock a star-approved physique!
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Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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