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A spectrum of
diseases, in modern civilisation, are associated with
sugar damage. Such diseases include Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Alzheimer’s and
a variety of conditions such as hardening of arteries, raised blood pressure,
abdominal obesity and ageing skin.
There are mainly two ways in which sugars can cause such disease and
damage. 1.
Oxidative Stress Damage can be caused by reactive oxygen
species (ROS) that are produced by the burning of blood sugar (Glucose) and
oxygen in our cells to
produce energy. 1% of the glucose produces free radicals that
can cause oxidation damage to surrounding tissues (oxidative stress). The
body uses a variety of anti-oxidants (secondary functions of Co-enzyme Q10
and Cholesterol) to control or limit such damage but as we age such defences
may be overwhelmed. The rate of damage
may exceed the rate of repair. 2. AGEs (Advanced Glycaemic
End-products) This sugar damage is the uncontrolled
(non-enzymic) attachment of excess blood sugar
molecules (fructose and glucose) to proteins (such as collagen, elastin and receptors) around the body. Over time this gives rise to sugar-damaged
proteins known as appropriately as Advanced Glycaemic
End-products (AGEs). These AGEs
cause, joints, arteries, heart, lungs and skin etc.
to lose their elasticity. |
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