Sentences with phrase «prevents against oxidative stress»

Selenium prevents against oxidative stress ~ which has been identified as a contributing factor in heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer, among other things.

Earlier research shows that these compounds in walnuts prevent against oxidative stress and inflammation, which can reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative disease as well as cardiovascular disease.

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Hooper says that prion proteins might prevent Alzheimer's from occurring earlier than it usually does in life or that perhaps they guard against oxidative stress, which has been linked to Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Due to their high content of sulfur compounds, onions help prevent prostate cancer, inhibit tumor growth, and protect against oxidative stress.

As part of a healthy diet, seaweed can help protect against oxidative stresses and prevent chronic diseases such as cancer and digestive problems.

Researchers have found this antioxidant to prevent against Alzheimer's disease by reducing the amount of oxidative stress on the brain.

Vitamin A deficiency has been associated with a number of prevalent diseases, including childhood asthma, 43,44 kidney stones formed spontaneously from calcium phosphate, 9 and fatty liver disease.45 Vitamin A in doses above those needed to prevent deficiency protects against oxidative stress, 46 kidney stones formed from dietary oxalate, 28 and exposure to environmental toxins.47

The antioxidants in cauliflower are also involved in preventing some types of cancer, especially colon, breast and ovarian cancer, especially because their action as natural detox agents, but also because their action is jointed with the vitamins contained in cauliflower (especially vitamin C) which help our bodies reducing the oxidative stress and fighting against free radicals.