YOUR AGING DNA
YOUR AGING DNA:
The Link to Diet and Diabetes
SC 204
As we age, a significant factor affecting the development or worsening of many degenerative diseases, such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, kidney disease, and Alzheimer's, are damaging proteins in our bodies known as Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs). These proteins are consumed in our diet and can also result from the biochemical combination of excess blood sugar tied to diabetes. Found in plants as well as animals, the amount of AGEs in our bodies is affected by how foods are processed and cooked. The mechanisms of diabetes and the relationship of AGEs to aging, especially skin, dietary health, inflammation, and other diseases will be discussed.
Presenter/Developer: Vern Roohk, Ph.D.,
Physiology and Biochemistry, OLLI STEM Committee
Tuesdays, March 17, 24
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Facilitators:
Marian Gracis 949-292-0632
mwgracis@yahoo.com
Carol Hoekstra 949-228-8550
carol.hoekstra@cox.net
2 Meetings
Spring 2020
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Building |
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Date3/17/2020 | DayTuesday | Start Time 1:30PM | End Time 3:30PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |
Date3/24/2020 | DayTuesday | Start Time 1:30PM | End Time 3:30PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |