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Antioxidant defense

The body's systems for managing oxidative stress, including dietary antioxidants and its own antioxidant enzymes.

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Keep in mind

Antioxidant content measured in a food is a composition result, not a measured effect in the body.

Sources: peer-reviewed research and NIH/USDA reference data, labeled by study type. EMG foods are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.