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Dictionary of Environmental Health

antioxidant

A dietary constituent (such as vitamins C and E and non-nutrients such as flavonoids) that has the capacity to remove or reduce the levels of FREE RADICALS in the body and thereby reduce the risk of certain cancers and other chronic diseases. Although widely accepted and plausible, the antioxidant hypothesis has not been proven.

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Antioxidant from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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