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- Title: Plasma Vitamin A and C Status of In-School Adolescents And Associated Factors in Enugu State, Nigeria (Report)
- Author : Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Release Date : January 01, 2003
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 240 KB
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INTRODUCTION The role of antioxidant nutrients in protecting the body against diseases cannot be over-emphasized. A wealth of epidemiological evidence links antioxidant nutrients and their rich food sources with a reduced risk of degenerative diseases. Vitamin A, C, and E are secondary antioxidants, which remove newly-formed free radicals before these can initiate chain reactions, consequently leading to cell damage and further free radical formation. Supplementation of vitamin A, C, and E significantly increases the level of superoxide dismutase, a primary antioxidant, which prevents the formation of new free radical species (1,2).