5 sentences with “antioxidant”

Chung's team showed that this powerful antioxidant protected mice from lung cancer.

An antioxidant is the usually organic substance that prevents or retards the auto-oxidation of vitamins or other nutrients, both in the human body and in food, by inhibiting their chain reaction mechanism.

Tartaric acid is an acid used as an antioxidant additive in the manufacture of baking powders and in the preparation of effervescent drinks as an additive; it occurs naturally in grapes and other vegetables.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant, slows cellular ageing, acts favourably on the reproductive system, prevents miscarriages, increases fertility and helps restore male potency. It is found in margarine, all cereals and nuts.

An antioxidant nutrient is a nutrient with strong reducing power that prevents rapid oxidative breakdown of vitamins or other nutrients, both in the human body and in food. These include vitamins C and E, selenium and beta-carotene.