In these processes, free radicals, molecules with a particular affinity for oxygen, have a leading role … and a household name Inian market. Because look what sounds good “fight free radicals” in an advertisement for Creampie or miracle pills. And if these compounds are called antioxidants anti radical, another name guachi, and we mounted the TV commercial, but cautiously worded vague convincing enough, just in case: “Our product with antioxidants that help fight free radicals responsible for aging.”

Is sound familiar? There are natural antioxidants in fruits, vegetables and many other sites, so suffice to remove them, repackaging them and take them in comfortable doses. Are Sounds logical, right?

Or rather, it sounds like business, because these arguments are too crude, chemical processes of an organism are very complex, with countless interactions and synergies between them and therefore cannot be simplified. Antioxidants as supplements or vitamin supplements are not suitable for anything more, it seems that might even be negative. Not me, says a recent study published in the leading medical journal in the U.S., JAMA, a meta-analysis (a study that analyzes thousands of other studies) that says that taking pills of commercial antioxidants Excellence (beta carotene, vitamin A or vitamin E) can cause increased mortality. The newspaper El Pais published an interesting article about it in Spanish, with an explanatory headline: “Antioxidants, worse than useless.”

The study refers to dietary supplements, pills and others so do not stop taking food, among other things, provide natural antioxidants and are much tastier: Fruits and vegetables. They proved themselves to provide benefits.

Antioxidants may include: vitamins, minerals or enzymes

Source of Free Radicals
• Metabolism our own bodies
• Air Pollution
• Chemicals from food and water
• Alcohol
• Cigarettes
• UV Radiation
• Medicines
• Stress

Free radical damage
• Premature Aging
• Heart disease
• Decreased immune system
• Cataracts
• Rheumatism
• Cancer
• Diabetes

Antioxidants are compounds that prevent the oxidation process by free radicals.

Free radical is an atom or molecule that positively or negatively charged. Where the nature of atoms or molecules were highly reactive charged and unstable, as it will try to self neutralize by pulling electrons from molecules or atoms that were nearby, causing a chain reaction.
The nature of this free radical damage cells even to the cell nucleus that can cause gene mutations that cause cancer.