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[sSRI-Research] What is... Oxidation? Free Radicals? Antioxidants?

 

What is... Oxidation?

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Oxidation is the process of oxygen combining with other

molecules in the body to create energy. But even though it's one

of the most fundamental and necessary biochemical reactions, not

all oxidation is a good thing.

 

When a long and elaborate molecule is broken apart by oxidation,

it usually releases a new molecule called a free radical. Free

radicals can then oxidize other molecules in a kind of chain

reaction, wreaking havoc in your body. The damage this does to

cells and cell walls that can cause or contribute to a long list

of diseases including cancer and heart disease.

 

Antioxidants have been shown to offset the damage that free

radicals can cause, and that's why they have become such a big

part of the health world.

 

 

 

 

 

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