Bacon, sausage, pizza, burger, pastries, fried eggs… These fatty and sugary foods that are bad for the line and the arteries would also promote the onset of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. Professor Derek Hill’s team from University College London has just published a study that advises against eating foods rich in glycotoxins, the concentration of which increases the risk of diabetes and cognitive decline.
An unbalanced diet, rich in sugar (glucose), but also certain cooking methods (roasted, fried foods) causes an increase in glycotoxins (or glycated proteins) in the blood. This process of fixing glucose molecules on the body’s proteins accelerates the aging of tissues and promotes certain diseases, as confirmed by this new English study.
This link was observed during two experiments involving rodents on the one hand and a group of 93 volunteers aged 60 on the other. In mice, a diet high in glycotoxins triggered early signs of diabetes, as well as brain changes and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Farewell English breakfast
In humans, a diet high in glycotoxins caused participants to experience memory problems and other cognitive impairments, in addition to insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.
These results, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest modifying certain eating habits: industrial dishes rich in sugar should be avoided, fried foods, high-temperature cooking and barbecues should be avoided.
This study should disappoint lovers of the English breakfast, invited to exchange their bacon, their fried eggs and grilled toast, against fresh bread and poached eggs.
