Ten misconceptions about antioxidants

Highlights • Opinions on antioxidants are highly polarized, leading to misunderstanding in the field. • Specific antioxidants may have specific effects and side effects. • With their pleiotropic modes of action, antioxidants should be considered bioactives.

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Published in:Trends in pharmacological sciences (Regular ed.) 2013-08, Vol.34 (8), p.430-436
Main Authors: Bast, Aalt, Haenen, Guido R.M.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced Basic Science
Animals
Antioxidants - administration & dosage
Antioxidants - metabolism
Dietary Supplements
flavonoids
Free Radicals - chemistry
Free Radicals - metabolism
health
Humans
nutrition
oxidants
Oxidation-Reduction - drug effects
Oxidative Stress - drug effects
Oxidative Stress - physiology
oxygen radicals
Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism
redox
vitamin E
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Summary:Highlights • Opinions on antioxidants are highly polarized, leading to misunderstanding in the field. • Specific antioxidants may have specific effects and side effects. • With their pleiotropic modes of action, antioxidants should be considered bioactives.
ISSN:0165-6147
1873-3735
DOI:10.1016/j.tips.2013.05.010