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antioxidant
noun
Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the oxidation of another chemical.
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The word 'antioxidant' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a substance, such as a vitamin or mineral, that prevents or slows cell damage caused by oxidation. For example, "Eating foods that are rich in antioxidants can help fight against the onset of free radicals in your body."
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A slice of apple, soaked in antioxidant liquid, is sprayed with violet essence and placed over the top of the glass for serving.
Regular visitors to the "health and beauty" sections of high-street pharmacies will, no doubt, have come across creams, pills and potions bearing the word antioxidant on their labels and hinting though never, of course, explicitly saying that they might possibly have rejuvenating effects.
Some heart researchers find Dr Dwyer's vitamin C findings unsettling because, like the beta-carotene trial, they suggest that smokers may be harmed by large doses of antioxidants, even though the biochemical stress of smoking should mean they are particularly in need of antioxidant vitamins.Nobody knows why high doses of vitamin C might be harmful.
He wonders whether birds suffering oxidative stress increase their antioxidant consumption by choosing fruits with high anthocyanin content rather like starting the day with a glass of orange juice when you feel a cold coming on.
Several years ago, for example, pills made from another popular antioxidant, beta-carotene, were tried out on a group of Finnish smokers.
They record grape colours and calculate the concentration of anthocyanins, a valuable antioxidant.
Vitamin E, for example, which is found in vegetable oils, nuts and green leafy vegetables, has been linked (in mice) with the retention of memory into old age, and also with longer life.Dr Gómez-Pinilla, however, gives the antioxidant story a particular twist.
No wheel A not-so-rainy day ReprintsDr Dwyer's findings are surprising because many researchers believe that foods rich in antioxidant nutrients such as vitamin C play an important role in preventing heart disease by mopping up oxygen-rich chemicals that cause tissue damage.
Phenolic compounds help give cider its taste, but they also have antioxidant properties.
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Not only did the antioxidant-rich diet halt age-related decline, it actually reversed it.
The samples were taken last week from 12 volunteers who went away £50 ($95) the richer for having imbibed a cider breakfast after 36 hours without consuming any antioxidant-containing food or drink.
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