Sugar

Biological Mechanisms

How Sugar works at a cellular level.

• PromotesReduces Glycation (Sugar-Induced Tissue Damage)

  Glucose is proinflammatory; glycation end products cause extracellular matrix stiffness and inflammation via RAGEs. Controlling simple carbohydrates can reduce glycation, a fundamental mechanism of aging

Sources

• How Not to Age
• Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity