...Here's an interesting report that didn't make it into this issue of the Digest. Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) form in foods when their sugars, amino acids, and fats encounter heat. The molecules rearrange, forming brown polymers (a process known as the Maillard reaction) and creating t... aging diabetes
Read more...cipants underwent brain imaging to assess hippocampal atrophy, a key marker of brain aging, and the researchers tracked changes in body weight, blood sugar, and inflammation over the study period. Participants following the green Mediterranean diet showed the greatest preservation of brain volume, ... brain diet aging polyphenol
Read more...o chocolate plus L-theanine (an amino acid with anti-anxiety effects (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924224499000448)), high-sugar water, low-sugar water, or plain water. Participants ate breakfast and then fasted four hours prior to the intervention. The investigators measur... nutrition blood pressure
Read more...lic syndrome. The "Western diet," also known as the Standard American Diet, is rich in processed foods, red meat, high-fat dairy products, and added sugars. It plays contributing roles in the development of metabolic syndrome. Conversely, the DASH diet – Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension – is ... microbiome fasting blood pressure
Read more...Consumption of each additional daily serving of sugary beverages (12oz) was associated with an 11% higher all-cause mortality risk and each additional daily serving of fruit juice (12oz) was associat... sugar dairy
Read more...han people without diabetes. While this study was an observational study which makes it difficult to establish causation, it suggests that high blood sugar that is not treated is linked to tau pathology which may accelerate dementia and Alzheimer's disease. ... alzheimer's diabetes neurons protein blood sugar
Read more...d those the children given eggs were 74% less likely to be underweight. Interestingly, the children that ate the eggs were less likely to eat refined sugars compared to the children in the control group not given eggs. In fact, the prevalence of reported consumption of sugary foods, such as chocolate... diet development satiety
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