Is Glyconutrient Supplementation Backed By Science?
The study of sugars and how they work in the body, known as "glycobiology", "glycomics" or "glyconutrition", is considered to be on the cutting edge of science. The race to unlock the "sugar code" of life and healing has become a top priority for major research universities and pharmaceutical companies. There are over 20,000 studies conducted each year on glycoforms alone, the sugar-protein structures that line each and every cell of the body.
Studies confirm that biologically active sugars:
- Dramatically raise natural killer cell and macrophage count against infectious organisms.
- Activate immune T-cell activity only when invaders or antigens are present.
- Dramatically elevate immune resistance in weakened individuals.
- Act as antioxidant compounds which boosts the collection of dangerous free radicals.
Protect the body against toxin and pollutant exposure.- Slow premature aging.
- Decreases inflammation.
Acta Anatomica, The International Journal of Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, is a prestigious publication serving the scientific community. They devoted an entire issue to Glycosciences. In it they said, "The last decade has witnessed the rapid emergence of the concept of the 'sugar code'...monosaccharides represent an alphabet of biological information...but, with unsurpassed coding capacity."
