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Antioxidants
Research add new data to antioxidants body of knowledge
July 25th, 2005
New findings from India describe advances in antioxidants. Study 1: Alpha-lipoic acid treatment reduces arsenic-induced oxidative stress in a rat model. According to recent research from India, "impaired antioxidant defense mechanisms and oxidative stress are implicated in the pathogenesis of arsenic toxicity." S. Shila and colleagues at the University of Madras conducted a study "to determine whether alpha-lipoic acid, which has been shown to have substantial antioxidant properties, when administered (70 mg/kg body weight) once daily for 60 days along with arsenic (100 ppm sodium arsenite mixed in drinking water) would prevent...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-07-25)
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