QUOTE: ...Life processes in cells require a reducing environment that needs to be sustained with the help of a large number of antioxidative enzymes...
If the equilibrium in the organism moves towards oxidative processes, then this is known as oxidative stress. Oxidative stress, for instance, is associated with the aging of body cells. Furthermore, a strong accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) along with drops in cellular concentrations of glutathione, (GSH), the major antioxidant produced by the body, is well known as a common cause of acute and chronic degenerative diseases, such as, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, stroke, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases...
Interestingly enough, this cell death could be completely prevented by Vitamin E, but not by water-soluble antioxidants. Since the oxidation of fatty acids in this cell death pathway, was of paramount importance, multiple studies were performed to describe, in greater detail, the source and nature of lipid peroxides... UNQUOTE.
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080903075612.htm
The point I've made on this site numerous times is that there are ways to make your body more resistant to this stress, without taking "supplements." It's easy to do with simple dietary changes, but because of claims against "saturated fat" (which is never even defined in a way that makes any sense, but which can vary from one researcher to another), people are being told to eat the kinds of foods that usually lead to more oxidative stress rather than less. |
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