Best Antioxidant Foods
Top 10 best food antioxidants
- Small red beans
- Wild blueberries
- Red Kidney beans
- Pinto beans
- Cultivated Blueberries
- Cranberries
- Artichokes
- Blackberries
- Prunes
- Raspberries
Antioxidants are chemicals substances that can halt oxidation in body cells. Oxidation causes chemical damages to body cells, that’s why your body has antioxidant systems for protection.
How antioxidants work?
Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by wrapping around them and preventing body cell oxidation. Antioxidants work in combination with other antioxidants.
The oxidative damages and the occurrence of some diseases are connected. For example the LDL oxidation by free radicals results in inflammation, which may lead to cardiovascular disease.
The consumption of foods high in antioxidants may lower the risk of certain diseases caused by cellular oxidative damages.
Benefits of antioxidants
- Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by wrapping around them and preventing oxidation
- Promote liver protection and better eye health
- Improved immune system and
- Reduces the risk of cancer
- Improves cardiovascular health
- Antioxidants can lower high cholesterol levels blood pressure
Sources of antioxidants
The best sources of natural antioxidants are the plants.
Antioxidant food additives – used for prevention of food deterioration in food industry.
Food antioxidant supplements – used as antioxidant dietary supplements by many people to supplement their diets with natural antioxidants.
Green tea contains one of the best antioxidants; used in production of antioxidant supplements for weight loss and antiaging products.
Nutritional antioxidants
Antioxidant vitamins
- Vitamin A – carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, peaches
- Vitamin C – citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, strawberries, cabbage
- Vitamin E – whole grains, nuts, seeds, green leafy vegetables, vegetable oil
Antioxidant vitamin cofactors and minerals – Coenzyme Q10, Selenium (reduces the risk of prostate cancer), Zinc
Flavonoid polyphenolics (bioflavonoids)
Green tea – one of the best antioxidant sources; green tea polyphenols are one of the most potent antioxidants
Other sources of bioflavonoids – pomegranate, blueberries, blackberries, coffee and other tea types
In the list of the best antioxidants White tea takes 3rd, Green tea – 5th and Black tea – 8th place.
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December 18th, 2007 at 4:22 am
Hi,
Antioxidants can help to prevent this and thus make a very positive contribution to your overall general state of health and physical well being. They can also provide other benefits to your skin and hair.
September 19th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
What is the best source of antioxidants, I understand that they are in spinach, blueberries, acai and other fruit and veg but where is the best place to get non-veggie antioxidants?
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