How eating sugar “caramelizes” your body and accelerates aging

A woman wearing a white robe and hair towel touches the skin around her eyes and stares at her reflection in the mirror with a worried expression.

Age comes before beauty. Lately, longevity experts seem to be focusing on advanced glycation end products (abbreviated to AGEs for convenience), which are the result of chemical reactions between proteins and sugars. Just as a chef caramelizes onions in a frying pan, new science shows that sugar can “caramelize” our bodies, making us age faster … Read more

Why sugar cravings don’t go away even if you stop eating sweets

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“Eating less sweets may not reduce your appetite or improve your overall health,” says a new study that challenges long-held beliefs about the “sweet tooth.” Dutch and British researchers found no significant differences in sweet food preferences among adults who ate more or less sweet-tasting foods over several months. Participants’ weight, diabetes and heart disease … Read more

Why you came to love sugar

Why you came to love sugar

share this article This article is free to share under the Attribution 4.0 International License. Experts provide answers to why people tend to crave sugar and how eating too much sugar affects long-term metabolism and brain health. Americans love Easter candy and will spend more than $5 billion on it in 2024, with chocolate bunnies … Read more