I know this sounds like a stupid question, but here goes anyway...
With most unhealthy things that taste good, there's an evolutionary benefit that has just been masked by other things, like the amount of food available these days or the cooking process involved. For example, too much fat can be a problem nowadays, but we like the taste of fat because unce upon a time it was a valuable source of energy. Even liking the unnatural combination of fat and carbs makes sense in a way, because it's an even more effective way of storing energy.
Is there any similar benefit from AGEs? Or do we like the taste simply because in the paleolithic era fire was the only cooking method available, and cooking meat had the benefit of killing possible bacteria over eating meat raw - that is, because there was an advantage to liking cooked meat over liking uncooked meat, and not to eating AGEs spesifically?
I'm quite willing and able to eat healthy things and cut back on unhealthy things (even to the point where others think I'm overdoing it), but god damnit, avoiding AGEs seems hard and seriously limits the enjoyment of eating. I guess I should just start taking supplements that help with AGEs.