What is oxidative stress? Everything you need to know.

TikTok search offers dozens of videos that claim to break down the complex chemical process and, in some instances, offer up “treatments” to combat damage caused by oxidative stress.

But oxidative stress can’t be easily understood from sound bites.

Dr. Gerardo Mackenzie is an associate professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of California at Davis. His research focuses on the role of diet and other lifestyle factors in cancer development, prevention and treatment. He helps us break down what is evidence-based and what is not.

What are free radicals and antioxidants?

First, to understand oxidative stress, we must understand free radicals and antioxidants.

aging skin, cancer, dementia and other diseases.

Antioxidants give up some of their own electrons to satisfy the free radicals, and this puts the molecules back in balance.

vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, carotenes, lycopene, etc., and they are found in many nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables.” He recommends:And why it matters.

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