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Picture: Advanced glycation endproduct pathway. Source: Nature.
As you age, not only does collagen production decrease, but collagen itself changes, becoming tough, stiffened, and inflexible. According to DeGrey, advanced glycation endproducts (appropriate acronym: AGE) play an important role in the aging of all of the cells of your body, including within the skin. AGEs come from the processing of blood sugar via the Maillard pathway (see below). The advanced glycation endproduct called glucosepane is believed to be responsible for...
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