Thursday Dec 26, 2013 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new report suggests that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus may better off avoiding dietary intake of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are found high in the blood of type 2 diabetics.
The report suggests that these Marllard reaction products can actually damage islet beta-cells in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and worsen the condition of the disease.
Authors report that influenced by chronic exposure to AGES, the depletion of innate defense mechanisms makes patients vulnerable to inflammation, insulin resistance, type 2diabetes mellitus and its complications. This means high levels of AGES are linked to type 2 diabetes and its complications.
So what should type 2 diabetics do? Reduction of sugar intake can lower AGEs. But the report also suggest diet is an important source of AGES, that is, reducing dietary intake of AGEs may help patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Dietary AGES are found high in baked and roasted and fried foods which are likely also to have high levels of carcinogen acrylamide.
High dietary sugar is not the only risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Saturated fat and trans fat also have a negative effort on the risk of the disease, which inflicts an estimated 25 million Americans.
Effective preventatives are readily available. Research has suggested spirulina, cinnamon, bitter melon, curcumin and low calorie diet are high effective at preventing and treating type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Current Diabetes Reports
November 2013, 14:453
Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE) and Diabetes: Cause, Effect, or Both?
Helen Vlassara, Jaime Uribarri
Another study has found that low intake of AGEs can improve insulin sensitivity in overweight women.
The study was conducted by Susanne Gjedsted Bügel from University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark and colleagues and published in Diabetes Care.
These studies suggest that by all means, patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus should avoid foods with high levels of AGEs.
Diabetes Care
Consumption of a Diet Low in Advanced Glycation End Products for 4 Weeks Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Women
Alicja Budek Mark1, Malene Wibe Poulsen1, Stine Andersen1, Jeanette Marker Andersen1,2, Monika Judyta Bak1,3, Christian Ritz1, Jens Juul Holst4, John Nielsen2, Barbora de Courten3,5,6, Lars Ove Dragsted1 and Susanne Gjedsted Bügel1⇑
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