This Special Issue on "Advances in Glycation: from food to human health and disease" was planned after the XXV International Symposium on Glycoconjugates (Glyco25) in Milan in order to ask special attention of importance of glycation to glycoscience community. In addition, we also celebrate the 30th anniversary of JMARS (Japan Maillard Reaction Society), and dedicated to one of the pioneers of this field, Professor Vincent Monnier, MD. He contributed enormously to studies on glycation related to aging and diseases to date and also he contributed to establish IMARS (International Maillard Reaction Society) as well as JMARS.
Keywords: Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs); Browning; Glycation in disease; Glycation of food; International Maillard Reaction Society (IMARS); Japan Maillard Reaction Society (JMARS); Maillard reaction; Pigmentation.