AGE, Advanced Glycation End products are formed when sugars comgine with proteins, fats and other ingredients in foods. Browning or blackening on a hot grill is a good example. It may taste better prepared that way but foods prepared that way may be unhealthy for you. The goal is to keep your AGEs level down.

Reducing AGEs by 30 to 50 percent was effective for all study participants in the Mt. Sinai Hospital 2007  study regardless of their age. Foods higher in fat scored the highest in AGE content but the way food is prepared also affect AGE levels. Read the rest of this entry