Sentences with phrase «oxygen damage»

This nutrient is classified as an antioxidant, because it helps protect our cells from oxygen damage.

By contrast, polyunsaturated fats always have two or more unsaturation spots, and more places where oxygen damage is especially likely.

Tomatoes Juicy red tomatoes get their color from lycopene, a carotenoid that may shield cells from cancer - causing oxygen damage.

While all types are helpful in preventing unwanted oxygen damage to our cells and body systems, different types of antioxidants go about this task in different ways, and it is the combination of these types in cruciferous vegetables — including bok choy — that make them so valuable in terms of their antioxidant support.

In chemical terms, monounsaturated fats are fats with only one «unsaturation spot» where oxygen damage is especially likely.

Lutein plays a major role in promoting ocular health by protecting the eye from both potential light and oxygen damage.