Free radicals and antioxidants: appealing to magic

In biology, there are no good or evil molecules. There is limited or no evidence to support the consumption of antioxidants or (super)foods rich in antioxidants, for the intended purpose of an antioxidant effect, because there is risk of interfering with free radicals and deoptimizing the regulation...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in endocrinology and metabolism 2023-09, Vol.34 (9), p.503-504
Hauptverfasser: Nikolaidis, Michalis G., Margaritelis, Nikos V.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In biology, there are no good or evil molecules. There is limited or no evidence to support the consumption of antioxidants or (super)foods rich in antioxidants, for the intended purpose of an antioxidant effect, because there is risk of interfering with free radicals and deoptimizing the regulation of fundamental processes.
ISSN:1043-2760
1879-3061
DOI:10.1016/j.tem.2023.06.001