Healthy Ageing With Whey Protein - Accetto  ## Metadata - Author: **Accetto** - Full Title: Healthy Ageing With Whey Protein - Category: #articles - URL: https://blog.iafstore.com/en/healthy-ageing-with-whey-protein-a1724 ## Highlights - As anticipated, a share of AGEs is exogenous, that is, we ingest it directly with food. It is not new: in 1912, a French scientist, Louis Camille Maillard, noticed that in foods cooked at high temperatures there was a non-azymatic reaction between reduced sugars and amino acids, which generated aromas and the characteristic golden color of baked goods, determined by the AGEs formed. The modern diet of the richest states provides a much higher amount of AGEs than the Mediterranean diet, and in general compared to all other traditional diet types. - AGEs are the product of an altered glycidy metabolism caused by the excess of carbohydrates ingested: - Glucose binds to the functional protein but with reversible phase if the glucose concentration in the blood is steadily reduced - In case of a stable increase in glucose concentration, an increase in the glycated product is determined, which becomes more stable and no longer decomposable. - The product of glycation in the third phase accumulates and binds to the cells inducing processes harmful to health such as: oxidative stress, inflammation, thrombotic events, insulin-resistance, angiogenesis (ie the development of new vessels). It accelerates the process of aging and cell death. - Tags: #health