What are Advanced Glycation End Products? The A.G.E.less Diet with Helen Vlassara, M.D.

The AGEless Diet

We’ve known about AGEs in foods for nearly a century, but their potential for harm has only recently been brought to light. What took us so long? Life Extension’s Michael A. Smith, M.D., and A.G.E. researcher Helen Vlassara, M.D., talk about AGEs, their discovery, and what it means.

AGEs and aging

“AGEs are extremely common compounds that form inside our bodies as well as that of animals and in food,” explained Helen Vlassara, M.D. “Whenever proteins and fats come together with sugars, the chemical process by which they form is called glycation. We’ve given them this acronym of AGEs, …read more