So having high blood sugar doesnât mean that you ate a lot of table sugar and the sugar is now in your bloodstream; it means you ate a lot of carbohydrates (from any source) and the sugar (glucose) is now in your bloodstream. Any digestible carbohydrate can raise blood sugar, although some raise it higher and faster than others.
If a mutation alters junk DNA, it doesnât do any harm because the junk isnât doing us any good to begin with. If our genome was 80 percent functionalâthe figure batted around when the ENCODE project results first came outâthen we should be extinct.
If the cycle of methylation is not working well a dangerous substance called homocysteine accumulates in the blood. High homocysteine levels cause serious damage to the cells and the DNA. This leads to premature aging â and premature death.High homocysteine is closely involved in: 1  Heart and artery disease. 2  Diabetes. 3  Alzheimerâs disease. 4  Various types of cancer. 5  Depression. 6  Parkinsonâs disease. 7  Low thyroid function.igh homocysteine levels cause serious damage to the cells and the DNA. This leads to premature aging â and premature death. High homocysteine is closely involved in: 1  Heart and artery disease. 2  Diabetes. 3  Alzheimerâs disease. 4  Various types of cancer. 5  Depression. 6  Parkinsonâs disease. 7  Low thyroid function.