Cooley, Brad wrote:
>
> I have been meaning to research this more thoroughly since Geoffrey keeps
> making this point re AGEs and cooked meat. I understand that the damage
> from AGEs is from glycation occuring within the body due to high blood glucose
> levels, not from dietary consumption. I did find a reference that ~ 30% of
> AGEs consumed pass through the gut into the bloodstream, but am still
> skeptical whether this would have a negative effect on a heatlhy person (ie,
> the internal environment mitigates any potential damage).
That's what I'm thinking, and why I'd love to see studies on people who
do not have high levels of glucose and/or insulin and/or impaired
glucose metabolism already, and are not eating foods that are known to
cause problems (intestinal and otherwise).