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What are Anti-oxidants?


What are anti-oxidants?
Anti-oxidants are substances that protect our cells from cell damage. It neutralizes the free radicals. These free radicals destroy the body cells and cause cell damage.
How is cell damaged?
Cell damage is caused by oxidative stress that releases free radicals in the body. These free radicals are unpaired electrons which scavenge the body cells to get an electron to become a pair.
How do Anti-oxidants protect our body?
  Anti-oxidants stabilize the free radicals by donating electrons to the free radicals and making it stable and thus it protects the cell from damage and reduces the risk of diseases.
Where do we get Anti-oxidants?
Our body produces some Anti-oxidants known as endogenous anti- oxidants. Also it is available in all fruits and vegetables, dairy products and egg. Anti-oxidants obtained from plants are called phytonutrients. Examples of plant based anti-oxidants are vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, polyphenols, lycopene, selenium, lutein, anthocyanin etc.
Each anti-oxidant has different function and hence it is necessary to include variety of colourful vegetables and fruits in our diet.

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