Failure of Chocolates Prolongs Life by 25%

According to German scientists, reduced ingestion of glucose - sugar, which is contained in foods such as candy and fruit, and is considered the main source of energy for the body, prolongs life.

To such conclusions scientists came after the experiment on the worm, which could extend the life of worms by almost 25%. This resulted in increased levels of so-called free radicals - unstable molecules that can harm the body, the scientists write in an article published in the journal Cell Metabolism. People usually try to fight free radicals with food or drinks rich in antioxidants, particularly vitamin E.
 
When the worms have limited admission glucose, it made their bodies produce more free radicals. And then they quickly stepped mechanisms that protect the body from the harmful effects of free radicals, says lead researcher, endocrinologist Michael Risto Germanskogo Institute of Human Nutrition. "During the experiment, the body of the worm producing more of free radicals, which intensified the protective systems against them. The poor are always eventually leads to good" - he says.

According Ristova, the body needs glucose, but excessive doses are dangerous.

Scientists have found that worms and monkeys with their low-calorie diet live longer. But a new study shows that life expectancy is influenced not just calorie intake, namely the amount of consumed glucose.

The study first revealed the probable cause of the fact that antioxidants, long considered the substances that help maintain health, can do more harm than good.

The team of German scientists used a chemical that blocked the ability of worms to process glucose. This lengthened the lives of worms by almost 25% (in terms of human life resulting effect would be equal to 15 years). In animals deprived of glucose depend on increased energy production in some cells, which led to the emergence of more free radicals. They in turn, forced the body of the worm enzyme, accentuate long-term protection against the harmful molecules, said Rist.

However, when some worms have antioxidants and vitamins, these substances to neutralize free radicals and not allowing the body to develop a protective response.

"Recent data show that the widespread use of antioxidants as additives to human food can lead to undesirable consequences" - the researchers wrote.