Antioxidants and aging. (antioxidant vitamin therapy benefits)(Successful Aging in America, part 6)

Medical Laboratory Observer | September 1, 1997| | Copyright

Much press and controversy surround claims of benefits derived from antioxidant vitamin therapy. More evidence is accumulating to suggest that increased consumption, especially of vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene, can prevent disease and slow degenerative changes associated with the aging process.

Longevity coupled with good health: Is this an achievable goal? As we age, what happens at a molecular level that translates into the physiologic and anatomic outcomes associated with growing old? Is there anything that offers the promise of slowing down, if not stopping or even ...

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