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Thursday, September 26 2019

What’s an antioxidant vs. what is an antiradical?

You may be aware that squeezing lemon or lime juice on a salad or fruit salad will keep it from oxidizing or turning brown.  In a sense, the lemon or lime juice is like an antioxidant to prevent your body from oxidizing or turning brown.  Antioxidants are the anti agers of the nutrient world working to protect your body from oxidative stress.  It is estimated that every cell in our body takes 10,000 oxidative hits to its DNA daily!  These hits can come from chemicals in our environment, breathing, or from sunlight.  It is antioxidants that work to counteract that damage caused by free radicals.  Antioxidants and antiradicals are found mostly in fruits and vegetables such as berries, broccoli, spinach, and green tea.  These antioxidants protect plants and consequently us, when we consume them. 

 

Antiradicals are molecules that neutralize free radicals in our bodies. Free radicals are highly reactive and short-lived uncharged molecules that have an unpaired electron.  Since electrons like to be in pairs, these unpaired varieties seek out other electrons so they can become a pair.  When they pair up with electrons in our bodies it causes damage to cells, proteins, DNA, by stealing an electron. This process has been linked to various human diseases including cancer, atherosclerosis, neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and premature aging.  Although very similar and broadly referred to under the umbrella of antioxidants, essentially antiradicals are substances that can either act as an electron donor or an electron grabber whereas antioxidants are substances that can inhibit the process of oxidation.  What is not similar is how each antioxidant and antiradical perform in different analytical assays or measurement testing.   (click the title for the entire article)

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