Glycotoxins in the diet promote diabetes and diabetic complications

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Abstract

Oxidant stress underlines diabetes and diabetic complications, including cardiovascular, renal, and retinal disease. Advanced glycation and products (AGEs), or glycotoxins, are a significant contributor to oxidant stress in diabetes. The diet is a major, unrecognized source of AGEs. Importantly, reduction of dietary AGEs decreases circulating inflammatory markers in both diabetic patients and prediabetic patients complications in animal models. This beneficial outcome requires only a 50% decrease in dietary AGEs, making this necessary intervention practical and inexpensive.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-241
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Diabetes Reports
Volume7
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007

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