Antioxidants are substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals, unstable molecules that the body produces as a reaction to environmental and other pressures. It is thought that the free radicals cause changes in the cells that lead to these and possibly other conditions. [...]
Antioxidants can protect against the cell damage that free radicals cause, known as oxidative stress.Activities and processes that can lead to oxidative stress includes: mitochondrial activity, excessive exercise, tissue trauma, due to inflammation and injury, ischemia and reperfusion damage, consumption of certain foods, especially refined and processed foods, trans [...]
