Dietary antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, and taurine are crucially important for protecting host cells against the oxidative stress produced during inflammatory and immune reactions.
Dietary antioxidants such as anthocyanins, flavonoids found in the blue pigments of Wild Blueberries, have the ability to neutralize free radicals and help prevent cell damage.
Glutathione also helps regenerate other
dietary antioxidants such as vitamins C and E. *
SUMMARY: Plenty of studies find anti-inflammatory effects of
dietary antioxidants such as green tea for chronic disease.
Not exact matches
As interpreted by the Linus Pauling Institute and the European Food Safety Authority,
dietary polyphenols,
such as those ingested by consuming coffee, have little or no direct
antioxidant value following ingestion.
Many factors,
such as
antioxidant mechanisms and
dietary and biological factors, influence metabolism, Redman says, but current theories hold that a slower metabolism is most beneficial for healthy aging and that organisms that burn energy most efficiently should experience the greatest longevity.
Increasing
dietary antioxidants to this level could be achieved through eating
antioxidant - rich foods
such as dark chocolate, tea, walnuts, prunes, blueberries, strawberries or hazelnuts, to name just a few.
Antioxidants are widely used as ingredients in
dietary supplements used for health purposes
such as preventing cancer and heart disease.
«Our process could contribute over the long term to use of cereal hemicelluloses with
antioxidant activities in many ways,
such as non-fossil based packaging, preserving sensitive foods or drugs from oxidation,
dietary fibre supplements and texturizing gels in food and cosmetic products.
Whole food protein sources —
such as nonfat yogurt, nonfat milk, cottage cheese or tofu — along with flavorings — including fresh or frozen fruit, nut butters and ground seeds — contain protective substances,
such as
antioxidants and phytonutrients, that
dietary supplements simply can't replicate.
Antioxidants are
dietary substances including some nutrients
such as beta carotene, vitamins C and E and selenium, that can prevent damage to your body cells or repair damage that has been done.
By taking an
antioxidant dietary supplement along with
such a diet, you are ensuring you have no deficit in
antioxidants.
In health terms
antioxidants are important, and are widely used as
dietary supplements, as the neutralisation of free radicals is associated with the prevention of many diseases
such as heart disease and cancer.
Because pumpkin hybrid cultivars usually maintain at least some characteristics of their heirloom parents, most colored pumpkins» flesh shows some degree of orange and is also high in
antioxidants, like vitamin A, as well as in other nutrients,
such as potassium, vitamin C, zinc, and
dietary fiber.
''... intake of herbs [including oregano] may... contribute significantly to the total intake of plant
antioxidants, and be an even better source of
dietary antioxidants than many other food groups
such as fruits, berries, cereals, and vegetables.»
It includes
dietary supplements that reduce tissue damage and offer an anti-inflammatory effect,
such as fish oil - based Omega 3 fatty acids,
antioxidants (e.g. vitamins C and E) herbs (e.g. turmeric, ginger) and probiotics, all of which improve whole body health and therefore skin health.
Per calorie, foods
such as berries and leafy greens are much better
dietary supplements — they will provide a lot more micronutrients and
antioxidants with a much smaller caloric punch.
The therapeutic dotential of
dietary precursor modulation by a fish - oil - supplemented diet (n - 3 fatty acids),
such as eicosapentaenoic acid (C20: 5,n - 3) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22: 6,n - 3) in the therapy of ulcerative colitis has been shown to result in a 35 % to 50 % decrease in neutrophil production of LTB4.28 Significant improvement in symptoms and histologic appearance of the rectal mucosa has been observed in several small series of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis given fish oil at 3 to 4 g daily for 2 to 6 months in uncontrolled studies.29 However, a larger, randomized, double - blind trial comprising 96 patients with ulcerative colitis failed to reveal any benefit in remission maintenance or treatment of relapse on 4.5 g of eicosapentaenoic acid daily, despite a significant reduction in LTB4 synthesis by blood peripheral polymorphonuclear cells.30 It should be emphasized, however, that the anti-inflammatory actions of the fish oils, in addition to inhibition of LTB4, include suppression of IL - 1 and platelet activating factor synthesis and scavenging of free oxygen radicals.30 The impact of increased lipid peroxidation after fish oil supplementation should be considered when altering the n - 6: n - 3 fatty acid ratio.31
Antioxidant supplementation may be able to counteract the potentially adverse effects of n - 3 fatty acids.