An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits the oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals, leading to chain reactions that may damage cells. Antioxidants such as thiols or ascorbic acid (vitamin C) terminate these chain reactions. The term "antioxidant" is mainly used for two different groups of substances: industrial chemicals which are added to products to prevent oxidation, and natural chemicals found in foods and body tissue which are said to have beneficial health effects.
To balance the oxidative state, plants and animals maintain complex systems of overlapping antioxidants, such as glutathione and enzymes (e.g., catalase and superoxide dismutase) produced internally or the dietary antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E.
Antioxidants And Role Inhibit Human Aging Process
When free radicals are elements destroyer body cells, the antioxidants are chemically designed to offer the free radicals that damage earlier. Antioxidants do this by stopping the formation, extinguish, and repair the damage.
For example, more than 1 trillion molecules of oxygen coming into each cell every day, while inflicting less one hundred thousand free radical injury or blow to the gene or DNA of cells. Fortunately the body's antioxidant enzymes, immediately repair genes, while eliminating 99 to 99.9% of such damages. Worse is that it still leaves a thousand fresh wounds every day that have not been repaired, and this damage accumulates continuously.
Set of cell damage caused by the imperfect repair is the primary cause of the aging process, fell ill and died. Provision of adequate and appropriate antioxidants, can enhance cell turnover so that the aging process is inhibited. A type of antioxidant that is needed it can be vitamins, minerals and others.
Stop Damage to Cells, Aging Process In Humans
Now it is clear, that antioxidants can stop, inhibit, or improve the attack of free radicals that accelerate aging. It makes sense, if we include antioxidants sufficient and appropriate to protect the membranes of fat cells, proteins and DNA genetic, within the limits harmless. What that is already available is the balance between antioxidants and free radicals, free radicals are controlled so as not to destroy the cells of the body, resulting in death.
