Researchers from Aarhus University, including assist. prof Thomas B. Poulsen have discovered a metabolite that reveals how the fatty acid metabolism of the body protects against the harmful effects of sugar. In general, the researchers have discovered that the fatty acid metabolism in the cells causes a detoxification of the harmful substances from the blood sugar, which can ward off the damages that may lead to age-related diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer's and cancer. (Article presently only in Danish)