Nutrition Flashcards

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Free Radicals

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An unstable oxygen-based compound created when oxyxgen attacks the body structures (cell membranes, DNA, enzymes) AKA oxidants, reactive oxygen species (ROS)

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Antioxidants

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Oxidation- the process of transferring electrons from one atom or molecule to another

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