When it comes to describing what an antioxidant is, it’s all in the name: Antioxidants counter oxidants[1].
And that’s a good thing. Oxidants can damage the structure and function of the chemicals in your body critical to life – like the proteins[2] and lipids[3] within your cells, and your DNA, which stores genetic information[4]. A special class of oxidants, free radicals, are even more reactive and dangerous[5].
As...