Get the down low on the different types of antioxidants. How to know which ones can keep your body healthy and which ones don't do as much as you think.

1. Types of Antioxidants
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14. An Example of an
Antioxidant that is
Both Exogenous &
Endogenous
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If you found this summary of antioxidant types useful, you might be interested in the extensive version:
Antioxidants: The Ultimate Guide to Antioxidant Types, Food Sources & Supplements

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Antioxidants: The Ultimate Guide to Antioxidant Types, Food Sources & Supplements
Other Resources:
• Vitamin A Benefits, Foods Sources & Toxicity
• https://medlineplus.gov/vitamins.html
• The potent antioxidant activity of the vitamin K cycle in microsomal lipid peroxidation.
• The effect of folic acid as an antioxidant on the hypothalamic monoamines in experimentally induced hypothyroid rat
• https://medlineplus.gov/minerals.html
• http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/dietary-factors/phytochemicals
• L-Carnitine Injections: Benefits, Side Effects and Usage Guide
• Melatonin as an antioxidant: biochemical mechanisms and pathophysiological implications in humans.
• Dehydroepiandrosterone supplement increases malate dehydrogenase activity and decreases NADPH-dependent antioxidant enzyme
activity in rat hepatocellular carcinogenesis.
• Exogenous antioxidants--Double-edged swords in cellular redox state: Health beneficial effects at physiologic doses versus deleterious
effects at high doses.
• http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/dietary-factors/l-carnitine