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Article: ANTIOXIDANTS.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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Food for Your Body's Defense
"Antioxidants Cure Cancer!" "Vitamin E Prevents Heart Attacts!" "Antioxidants Are the Fountain of Youth!" Headlines like these praise the virtues of antioxidants as a cure for problems from cancer to old age. Are these claims based on real science, or are they just savvy marketing? This much is sure: Antioxidants are an area of intense interest for scientists and consumers who want to know if these compounds can indeed cure disease and keep us looking and feeling young.
What are antioxidants? They are compounds that occur naturally in the body and are also acquired from foods and dietary supplements. To understand how they ...
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