[13] «If you have too many antioxidants, you suppress your body's own ability to turn
on its antioxidant defense system,» says Diane McKay, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher at Tufts University's Antioxidants Research Laboratory.
«If you have too many antioxidants, you suppress your body's own ability to turn
on its antioxidant defense system,» says Diane McKay, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher at Tufts University's Antioxidants Research Laboratory.
Not exact matches
Beyond dietary influences
on glycemic excursions, direct dietary contributions to the body's
antioxidant defense mechanism could also modulate the damaging effects of chronic inflammation (12).
Antioxidants are a vital part of the body's
defense system, and if you don't get enough of them you simply won't be firing
on all cylinders and your immune system will suffer, making you much more receptive to illness and disease in the long run.
DOI: 10.4236 / jbise.2017.102004 686 Downloads 1,022 Views Citations This article belongs to the Special Issue
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