Robert Lustig, MD: Both Glucose and Fructose Are Responsible with Release of Oxygen Radical Species
Robert Lustig explains how glucose and fructose both generate oxidative stress that damages cells and organs. Fructose produces reactive oxygen species seven times faster than glucose. Heating sugar-containing processed foods creates advanced glycation end products that may be harmful when eaten.
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Seven times faster.
It binds to the epsilon amino groups of lysine in food proteins, creating advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the food.
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