Sun exposure isn’t the only threat to skin, excess sugar and even normal cell metabolism over time can set off a chemical reaction called glycation that causes skin to deteriorate.

Think of it as similar to what happens when you brown meat, caramelize onions or toast bread – this is a form of glycation called the Maillard reaction. Just as sugar and heat combine to change ...

Diabetes Care. 2012;35(12):2447-2450. Among the nonvolunteers, 151 failed to fulfill the glycemic stability criteria. In 90% of these cases, the patient's treatment had been changed in the month ...

Going sugar-free isn’t a new concept, but the ‘anti-glycation diet’ is generating buzz online as a new wave approach to reducing sugar intake. Unlike traditional sugar-free and low-sugar ...

Because reactive oxygen species are produced via oxidative phosphorylation during anaerobic glycolysis, via the Schiff reaction during glycation, via glucose autoxidation, and via hexosamine ...