Antioxidant
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In medicine, antioxidants are "naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard the oxidation of a substance to which it is added. They counteract the harmful and damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissue".[1]
Antioxidant supplements include beta-carotene, vitamin A (retinol), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E (tocopherols), and selenium.
Medical uses
In spite of early, positive research, antioxidants do not seem to prevent gastrointestinal cancer.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Antioxidant (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Bjelakovic G, Nikolova D, Simonetti RG, Gluud C (2008). "Antioxidant supplements for preventing gastrointestinal cancers". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD004183. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004183.pub3. PMID 18677777. Research Blogging.