Purple corn has a lot of powerful antioxidants that can provide numerous health benefits for the human body, including support for heart and brain health, as well
as protection against free radical damage at a cellular level.
While antioxidant content is important for many reasons (mainly
as a protection against free radicals that can cause disease and degeneration of the body), foods with low numbers don't necessarily have to be banished from your diet.
Not exact matches
Research suggests that nasunin, an anthocyanin in eggplant, is a potent
free radical scavenger and offers
protection against lipid peroxidation, which has been implicated in atherosclerosis
as well
as other diseases.
Antioxidants serve
as a
protection for your cells
against the oxidative damage that
free radicals such
as metabolic wastes and pollutants cause.
It also works
as a
protection for all cells
against oxidising
free -
radicals and can thus act
against the development of cancer too.
These provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
protection against oxidative stress caused by
free radicals, thereby slowing down the aging process and reducing the risk of chronic diseases such
as cancer.
Ginger extract effectively suppresses inflammation of the liver tissue and provids
protection against cancer by promoting a
free radical scavenger system known
as ROS (reactive oxygen species).
The
protection against UV rays is thanks to Vitamin E
as well
as the compound found in olive oil called Hydroxytyrosol, which helps prevent skin damage caused by UV rays and
free radicals.