The Best Foods come from Plants
A new thing about raw food, for anyone out there who is still interested in transforming your habits to more healthier ones, is that many commonly found fruits and vegetabkes found at the market have high anti-oxidative reactions that benefit the individual like for those who smoke. Berries are the highest over-all. Mangos are also good but are a bit mediocre in that department. oxidative damage is invovled with most chronic degenerative diseases as well as aging. Walnuts and strawberries are ranked as second and third (respectively) in the highest anti-oxidant contents per serving size. Then we have these
Anti-oxidants are not always in your favor
Antioxidants are also widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements in the hope of maintaining health and preventing diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease. Although studies suggested that antioxidant supplements might promote health, later large clinical trials did not detect any benefit and suggested instead that excess supplementation may be harmful. In addition to these uses of natural antioxidants in medicine, these compounds have many industrial uses, such as preservatives in food and cosmetics and preventing the degradation of rubber and gasoline.
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