What Are Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs)? – Dr. Berg

Ray Peat:
The glycation of proteins is not really glycation in most cases. It's really a chemical reaction produced by the small fragments of polyunsaturated fats that are breaking down, producing things like acrolein, which reacts and attaches to proteins and is interpreted as glycation. And from fat is what most of it is.

PUFA, not sugar!

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00:00 🧪 Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) form when high sugar levels combine with proteins or fats in the body.
00:12 🔬 AGEs are sticky compounds that clog small blood vessels in eyes, heart, brain, and kidneys, causing various health issues.
00:26 🧠 These compounds contribute to amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, kidney problems in diabetes, and vision issues.
00:52 🍔 Dietary sources of AGEs include barbecued meats with sugary sauces, donuts, and fast food like french fries.
01:20 🥦 Prevention strategies include reducing sugar consumption and avoiding sugar-fat or sugar-protein combinations.
01:20 💊 Vitamin C helps prevent damage from AGEs, while benfotiamine (fat-soluble B vitamin) protects nerves and eyes.
01:35 🦶 Benfotiamine can reverse nerve damage in peripheral neuropathy, which causes tingling and numbness in extremities.
01:49 🌿 Other protective nutrients include vitamin B6, alpha lipoic acid, and phytonutrients from healthy foods.

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Another similar process is the Maillard reaction, which occurs during high temperature cooking. It consists of a series of interactions between proteins and sugars or oxidized lipids, which enhance the colour, flavour and texture of foods like bread crust, roasted meat, coffee aroma, and chocolate. This reaction negatively affects health, as it makes amino acid liberation from proteins during digestion impossible, which means they cannot be used later (i.e. lowers protein digestibility). It also has negative effects on blood sugar, and calcium and magnesium levels in the bones. "


[ which means you don't even get enough energy from such foods. that could also explain in part why people overeat such Platable processed foods; because their body might not be extracting enough energy the food has to offer due to maillard reaction. ]

Doesn't well done steak create glycation?

i have saggy skin on my face after snickers mars chocolates.. i saw ingredient it full of glycose syrup... cane sugar less effects..

Sir for the diagnosis of AGEs in blood. Which is the best method in lab for research in humans

I love dr berg. “ Youve been watching my videos, you don’t eat sugar anymore “ 😂

I think what you eat with your unavoidable AGE'S is underrated.
In the Philippines, you see Spiced Vinegar and ferments used to complement their food, the Koreans their Kimchi, and other cultures have similar complements.
The old TV commercial Dawn dishwashing liquid cuts the grease, now with Lemon!
I look to experiment more with complements for dietary support.

And? Add TUDCA!!!!!!!! Especially if you are a man! Makes the "boys" happier too.

What about protein cookies where the protein is plant based?

Y - those honey glazed bbq ribs and honey glazed parsnips for Xmas need going in the garbage

Dr Berg does this mean that rice and curry or spaghetti bolognaise creates AGEs.
Also, you don’t need to add anything to the fried fries. The fact that it’s a carb fried in oil makes it an AGE.
Where’s the air fryer gone 🤔

We eat salted doughnuts and cakes Dr Berg. Supermarkets are very good they make salted ones because they know about AGEs

Who's here after Samsung added AGEs tracking on their new watches?

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Could this be why meat is considered unhealthy for the colon I know the maillard effect...

What about chocolate?? Lol or chocolate milk

I'm trying my very best to revere some pain with my body. By eating healthy but when I wake up in the morning I find myself creating new problems with my body. So it's been research after research on what to eat and what not eat. I" am like yesterday's research tells me that food was good for me but today's research tells me not eat that...😢😅

What about sugar in fruits. Dates, figs, apples bananas etc

im not sure simply combining carbs and fat/protein causes AGEs because i know some people who combine those and have smooth healthy skin as if they dont have AGEs. i believe AGEs are rather a byproduct of frying. because i know for a fact that boiled potato with raw butter doesn't cause bad skin, inflammation, and other symptoms of AGEs. what do you say about this?

How we see body builders drinking all this shakes and protein shakes that has surger protein fat together and nothing happens to them ?

So, just to be clear:

100 grams of steak (no bbq sauce) on the barneque is about 10 000 units.

100 grams of a donut or french fries is 1500 units.

An apple is 13. A baked apple is 46.

You don’t seem to understand the reaction. When meat/flesh gets cooked, it will go through the maillard reaction when the protein and fat will react to SUGAR in the blood of the flesh. Its not added sugars.

You’re also leaving out how high cheese is, sausage, bacon and mayo or butter. The galactose in dairy reacts with the fat when processed.

Eating animal products will lead to the highest load of AGEs. The way to combat it is to not cook in dry heat, stay away from high fats and eat lots of antioxidants to negate the effect.

Dr Berg, the way you presented only the information that fits your perspective on diet is very damaging and completely unscietific and makes me doubt anything else I have seen from you. It is completely false that avoiding sugar is all there is to it, totally misleading.

What about raw milk? It has sugar, protein (whey & caesin) & fat? Will that increase AGEs?

Of course, cutting out sugar (carbs) will not actually lower the amount of AGEs already present in animal products in high concentrations - it will merely limit the new AGE formation. On a low-carb, high protein/fat diet you will still consume significantly more AGEs than someone on a vegan wholefood diet, containing no animal products and way less fat altogether. I’m not vegan by the way, just wanted to point this out. Animal products along with all processed foods contain by far the most AGEs. By the way, this video was reposted (stolen) by another channel just a few days ago!

What about baking salmon or grilling chicken for example? I don’t like to eat meats that’s just cooked in water.

How does Bacon have the highest AGEs out of all foods? It doesn't have any sugar? And boiiled potatoes (a sack of sugar), have amongst the lowest?

Why would recommend synthetic Vitamin B1 like that bro wtf?

Basically if AGEs are true than even sourdough bread, fruits, vegetable juice are all toxic for you. Anything that's carbohydrate and sugary, even if natural. I understand there's no thing as an essential carbohydrate but at the same time we have enzymes produced naturally to digest these things.

NOT TO MENTION AGEs are created when ANYTHING IS COOKED. Therefore, you'd have to everything RAW.

Could we replace the word sugar with carbs in this context?

So we can’t eat sugar with anything?

It triggers psoriasis for some people

I just ate 4 Kit-kats ad coming back to this video

When we talk about sugar, does that include fruits & other natural sugars? If so, I'll stop having them with my meals ASAP.😊

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