Antioxidants

Antioxidants: Free Radical Scavengers

An antioxidant is a chemical compound that specifically prevents the undesirable oxidation of other substances. Antioxidants act as radical scavengers, thus inactivating free radicals in the body, whose excessive presence leads to oxidative stress.

Oxidative stress is considered to contribute to aging and is associated with the development of a range of diseases.

Antioxidants, for example, from food, can help mitigate the adverse effects of oxidative stress caused by free radicals on health.

Additionally, antioxidants are used as additives, for example, in food, to prevent oxidation reactions with oxygen and thus protect the food from premature spoilage.