Article: Contain the free radicals for good health


New Straits Times
03-02-2003
Contain the free radicals for good health
Edition: 2*

Antioxidants have become a hot topic in the health field. This is partly due to many research studies having pointed to a link between human health conditions and free radicals attacks, and to the significance of antioxidants as an essential building block of good health.

For the average health-conscious consumer, there is today a sea of antioxidant supplements to choose from. But what are they and how do they help us?
Free Radicals: These are highly reactive and unstable compounds which are formed when our bodies convert oxygen to energy. Free radicals are produced during normal metabolic processes as a ...

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