Free Radicals and antioxidants so where do free radicals come from? and what can we do? ... With over 1100 different families of Free Radicals known to exist today, these do come from many different sources such as airborn emissions, sunlight, chlorination, chemical sources and pollution etc, which we are exposed to on a day...
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www.vitaminlife.org/free_radicals.htm
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Some free radicals occur naturally, as your cells burn food for energy (a process called oxidative metabolism). Other free radicals come from exposure to ultraviolet radiation (sunlight), radon, x-rays, pollutants, pesticides, food additives, alcohol, and other toxins.
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Free radicals are atoms or groups of atoms with an odd (unpaired) number of electrons and can be formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules. Once formed these highly reactive radicals can start a chain reaction, like dominoes.
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Free radicals are normal. They're the by-product of metabolism when you convert food into energy. So the good news is that, for the most part, your body knows how to deal with them. The bad news is that many of us have an excessive amount o...
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A free radical is a highly reactive compound that releases excess energy. These compounds are present in the human body and occur during normal metabolic reactions, and may also enter in from the environment. ... Free radicals can come from the sun, solar flares, x-rays, cigarette smoke, alcohol, exhaust,
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Free radicals have recently come under fire, as they are thought to contribute to a variety of harmful health concerns. These include: aging, cancer, diabetes, emphysema, arthritis, and various cardiovascular, neurological, autoimmune conditions, skin and eye conditions. ... But how do free radicals form, and why are...
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Antioxidants protect cells from damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals (see Questions 1 and 3). ... Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals. Free radical damage may lead to cancer. Antioxidants interact with and stabilize...
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Cold-blooded animals needn't expend energy to maintain body temperature and therefore generate fewer free-radicals. Also, the rate of chemical reactions more than doubles for each 10ºC increase in temperature. Cold-blooded animals may use one-tenth as much energy as warm-blooded animals of the same body weight.
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