Is there a threshold level of anti-oxidant intake beyond which greater consumption is  ineffective/detrimental
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There has been research indicating that massive doses of synthetic vitamin C can cause kidney stones, but I wouldn't worry about it if you're taking 5000mg per day or less.\n\nYour kidneys also have to filter it, so taking a lot more than you need can create an extra burden on that organ.
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An intake between 1200 and 1400 calories per day is considered a low intake.\n\nCaloric intake BELOW 1200 should be avoided. It will lower your metabolism (so you actually start burning fat slower). Also, you most often will NOT be getting the nutrition you need, resulting in brittle bones, messed up periods, hair loss, and tooth decay.\n\nSexy huh?
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There is a saying, and it goes like this: Anything in excess is harmful. \n\nToo much of a good thing becomes bad. Too much food, medicine,  water and even too much oxygen is harmful. My advise is take things in moderation, including workouts. Living healthy and fit is good as long as it is pursued in moderation, not excessively or obsessively.
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Sure you will. Just keep a moderate well balanced diet. Heck, you can actually eat Bacon, real butter and Rib-eye steaks. But, moderation is the key. Most people are lead to believe these mentioned foods are bad for you. This how people like me keep the Demand low and thus price down so, we enjoy the good food and everyone else buy the lesser nutritious. Basic supply and demand economics. The link will help, I just use Butter and better cuts of meat. Up the HDL's and they lower the LDL's. The good eliminate the bad, just how nature work, without pills.
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Eating every livestock, be it red or white meat in moderation is the wisest if you dont want to clog up your arteries.But of cos avoid the fatty parts of the meat even if its white meat.Always remember to eat fruits and vegetables after every meal of meat to help in the digestion of the meat eaten.Dont forget also to drink plenty of water too.
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Oxygen radicals (free oxygen) that are present in the body because of various factors is harmful and has been believed to cause different illnesses including cancer...To counter its harmful effects or to attract such radicals out of the body, food (fruits and vegetables, etc.) containing antioxidants are encouraged to be taken.
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Take antioxidant tablets and drink a glass of red wine a day.\n\nhttp://www.bio.com/newsfeatures/newsfeatures_research.jhtml?cid=1800004\nhttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/
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What are you measuring?\n\nIn our GC experiments, we noticed that cysteine tended to oxidize in the air. Not sure if that helps any.
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coffee bad for high blood presseure\neat many tomatoes\neat many cucumbers\neat much green vegetables\ndrink 1,5 litres water a day\ndo not consume any sugar\nGod always bless you. Amen.
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Nothing if it was a small amount.  Some believe in drinking food grade peroxide for health benefits.
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I've already shared with you my views on this matter. Would you be surprised if I told you they haven't changed since this morning? Eating commercially raised cattle, pigs, etc is bad for them and worse for us. They have their final revenge when we die of atherosclerotic heart disease. Oh well, what goes around comes around as they say.
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Vitamins that are antioxidants include:\n\nVitamin C\nVitamin E\nBeta Carotene (a form of Vitamin A).\n\nA couple of antioxidants that are frequently mentioned but are not vitamins are Green tea and Selenium (a mineral). \n\nA good way to ingest the necessary antioxidants is by both eating a sufficient amount of fresh fruits and vegetables that are loaded with many of the mentioned vitamin antioxidants and also take a multi vitamin supplement.\n\nIf you need any clarification, please contact me through "Answer" and I will change my response accordingly.
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try this link\n\nhttp://www.healthyeatingclub.org/info/books-phds/books/foodfacts/html/data/data5f.html
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If we are refering to natural sources, no.\nCarrots, for example, contain the precursor of vitamin A (beta-carotene)and this is safe to consume.\nBeta-carotene is stored in the liver and converted in vit.A,as needed.So, you don't have the risk of an excessive amount of vitamin A in your body.\nFor more information, check out this link\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_carotene#Carotenemia\n\nKaterina
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John Hopkins did a study that showed statistically that taking an extra 250 mg vitamin C and 400 Units of E every day would reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's, if I remember correctly. :-0
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Try eating foods high in antioxidants.  Antioxidants help to remove free radicals from the body.  (The toxins from smoke would be free radicals.)\n\nBlueberries have higher concentrations of antioxidants than anything else.  Other Berries, broccoli, tomatoes, red grapes, garlic, spinach, tea, carrots, soy and whole grains are also full of antioxidants.  \n\nAlso try to find acai (pronounced ah-sa-ee) berry juice or pomegranate juice.  \n\nLook for the acai juice at Whole Foods.
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HI,\n\nAn antioxidant is a chemical that reduces the rate of particular oxidation reactions in a specific context, where oxidation reactions are chemical reactions that involve the transfer of electrons from a substance to an oxidising agent.\n\nAntioxidants are particularly important in the context of organic chemistry and biology. All living organisms maintain a reducing environment inside their cells, all cells contain complex systems of antioxidants to prevent chemical damage to the cells' components by oxidation. These antioxidants include glutathione and ascorbic acid and are substrates for enzymes such as peroxidases and oxidoreductases.\n\nA diet containing polyphenol antioxidants from plants is required for the health of most mammals, since plants are an important source of organic antioxidant chemicals. Antioxidants are widely used as ingredients in dietary supplements that are used for health purposes such as preventing cancer and heart disease. However, while many studies have suggested benefits for antioxidant supplements in laboratory experiments, several large clinical trials have failed to clearly demonstrate a benefit for the formulations tested, and excess supplementation may be harmful. It is logical to assume that a one dimensional approach to dietary supplementation with one specific antioxidant is not a panacea, since a broad diet rich in phytonutrients will yield thousands of different polyphenol antioxidants available for metabolism.\n\nRedgs,\n\nVenkat