Study: Antioxidants may not stop aging
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Antioxidant Study
A recent study shows that antioxidants may not help slow the aging process.
By Barbara Morse Silva
| Health Check 10 Reporter
Published: December 1, 2008
Updated: December 1, 2008
Published: December 1, 2008
Updated: December 1, 2008
A new study casts doubt on claims that antioxidants can ward off aging.
For 50 years, scientists have been going on the theory that antioxidants were an effective countermeasure against tissue damaging free radicals. But that may not be true.
NBC 10’s Barbara More Silva reports.
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