The myth of antioxidants

Sci Am. 2013 Feb;308(2):62-7. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0213-62.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Aging*
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Antioxidants / adverse effects*
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / drug effects
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / enzymology
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics
  • Dietary Supplements / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Free Radicals / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Longevity
  • Male
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Vitamin A / adverse effects
  • Vitamins / adverse effects*
  • beta Carotene / adverse effects

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Free Radicals
  • Vitamins
  • beta Carotene
  • Vitamin A