Re: The New Top-20 Anti-oxidants - Again!

[Guest guest]

I look at how much I can actually eat as opposed to concentration.

I see that word anti-oxidant repeated as if that was the only criteria. I wonder if all the "special" chemicals are classified as "anti-oxidants" inn their study? Is that the only mechanism we should concern ourselves with?

Regards.

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From: Rodney

Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:34 PM

Subject: [ ] The New Top-20 Anti-oxidants - Again!

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[Guest guest]

Hi JW:

In my view, anti-oxidant capacity is only one of many many beneficial

(or harmful) attributes a food may have to a greater or lesser

degree. I think that would be their opinion too. But that article

was just trying to assess one particular attribute - anti-oxidant

capacity.

For example, cruciferous vegetables are known to exert a powerful

protective effect against a number of different types of cancer. But

they do not appear prominently in that list (perhaps artichokes are

cruciferous?).

Rodney.

--- In , " jwwright " <jwwright@e...>

wrote:

.............. > I see that word anti-oxidant repeated as if that was

the only criteria. I wonder if all the " special " chemicals are

classified as " anti-oxidants " in their study? Is that the only

mechanism we should concern ourselves with?

>

> Regards.

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Rodney

>

> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:34 PM

> Subject: [ ] The New Top-20 Anti-oxidants - Again!

>

>

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