What do antioxidants do?
Antioxidants counteract the harmful effects of free radicals. Large amounts of antioxidants can be harmful due to toxicity.
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Antioxidants deactivate free radicals before they get a chance to oxidize and do harm to the body. Thanks for using ChaCha!
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The name antioxidants is indicative of the mechanism by which they help prevent disease. Thank you for asking ChaCha!
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Antioxidants are believed to play a role in preventing the development of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
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Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our foods which can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our body. ChaCha on!
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Antioxidants are substances that are capable of counteracting the damaging, but normal, effects of the physiological...More?
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