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Article: Alpha-lipoic acid is an antioxidant that prevents free-radical damage
- Article from:
- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Argus Business, a Division of Argus Inc. Jan 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Although there have been hundreds of studies over 40 years revealing how lipoic acid energizes metabolism, the new excitement about this vitamin-like substance can be seen in the many recent studies focusing on how it improves the physique, combats free radicals, protects our genetic material, slows aging, helps protect against heart disease, cancer and many other diseases, according to Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D., in Lipoic Acid: The Metabolic Antioxidant.
"Both insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent diabetics will be excited to learn that lipoic acid has been used for nearly 30 years in Europe to treat diabetic neuropathy, help regulate blood sugar and prevent diabetic retinopathy ...