Table 1.

Characteristics of Dietary Formulas

Groups	Reg*†	Low	Low + MG*	CR†	CR-high†
Protein (g) %	19	20	20	19	19
Fat (g) %	4.5	4.5	5	4.4	4.5
Carbohydrates (g) %	56	55	55	55	55
Calories (kcal/g)	4	4	4	4	4
CML (U/g)	6 × 104	3.4 × 104	6.4 × 104	6.2 × 104	17.4 × 104
MG (nmol/g)	0.3 × 104	0.14 × 104	0.38 × 104	0.28 × 104	0.45 × 104
Lipid-CML (U/g)	0.03 × 104	0.02 × 104	0.02 × 104	0.026 × 104	0.046 × 104
Lipid-MG (nmol/g)	6.3	5	9	6	11

^*Six-month study; 

^†chronic study. 

Reg, regular diet; low, low-AGE diet; low + MG, MG-supplemented low-AGE diet; CR, calorie restricted; CR-high, CR with increased AGEs.