Thursday, June 26, 2014

Sugar Coating

"Protein and sugar naturally stick together, and there's more sugar in the blood of people with poorly controlled diabetes, so they tend to have a higher percentage of HbA1c in their blood."

"...when sugar binds to the protein LDL, it makes it stickier and more likely to attach to artery walls, an essential step in plaque formation. Plaque buildup on artery walls is a major cause of heart disease."


"Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have been implicated in the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus and have been reported to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease."

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