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Think antioxidants will make you live longer? Think again:

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:16

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We all want to stay as healthy and young-looking as possible, which is why millions of us dutifully take antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C, E and beta-carotene, as well as splashing out on costly antioxidant ‘superfoods’ such as blueberries.

For years we’ve swallowed the line from scientists that antioxidants could slow the rate at which our cells – and therefore our bodies – age.

The theory is that antioxidants reduce the ‘oxidising’ damage caused by free radicals – corrosive molecules produced by our bodies as we process oxygen, and which we also breathe in from polluted air and smoking.

For years we’ve swallowed the line from scientists that antioxidants could slow the rate at which our cells

It is thought that when these free radicals attack proteins and lipids (fats in the cells), it breaks down the cell membrane and damages the DNA inside. This in turn may cause cancerous mutations, as well as making the cells age more rapidly. Free-radical damage to brain cells is also believed to cause the sort of drops in cognitive functioning associated with ageing.

In Britain, we spend £175 million a year on antioxidant supplements – but a new study suggests we might be wasting our money. Not only do free radicals not cause ageing, say researchers at McGill University in Canada, but taking antioxidant pills may actually make our bodies age faster- making them a short cut to an early grave. So what is going on?

Source: http://plaintruthonyourhealthtoday.blogspot.com/2014/05/think-antioxidants-will-make-you-live.html

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