Antioxidants may not always be beneficial to health

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-133

  Liu, Zai Qun ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Health; Oxidation; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; FLAVONOID; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANTIOXIDANT; HEALTH; OXIDATION; SAFETY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84891145917     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.04.006     Document Type: Review

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