Benefits of Antioxidants

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The benefits of antioxidants are many - not only for the prevention and treatment of macular degeneration, but for other diseases as well. Free radical damage is a very real concern - and not just for your eyes.

What are Free Radicals?

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How do they cause this damage? Free radicals are the result of normal chemical reactions in the body called oxidation which then leaves the body with thousands of unbalanced electrons.

These unstable electrons can then cause damage to our cells and especially the macula where there is a lot of oxidation.

The dangers of oxidative stress on the macula were reported in this article in Pub Med.

"Oxidized phospholipids in the macula increase with age and in eyes with age-related macular degeneration.

There is good evidence that oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)."

Suzuki M, Kamei M, Itabe H, Yoneda K, Bando H, Kume N, Tano Y.

Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan. msuzuki@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

PMID: 17563727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Benefits of Antioxidants to the Macula

What are the benefits of antioxidants to macular degeneration? Antioxidants supply the missing electron that is needed to balance the free radical so that the cell is neutralized and now unable to cause damage and injury to healthy cells and tissue.

The 2005 study in the Netherlands sought to evaluate whether antioxidants that are present in normal foods could play a role in preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Benefits of Antioxidants

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

Better Health for Better Vision