Antioxidants: Wonder drugs or quackery?. (18th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Azzi, Angelo
• Is Part Of: BioFactors. Volume 43:Number 6(2017:Nov./Dec.)
• Page Start: 785
• Page End: 788
• Publication Date: 2017-09-18
• Subjects: antioxidants -- aging -- tocopherols -- free radicals -- degenerative disease; Vitamins -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Trace elements -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Growth factors -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Plant growth promoting substances -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena -- Periodicals; Trace Elements -- metabolism -- Periodicals; Vitamins -- metabolism -- Periodicals; Molecular Biology -- Periodicals; 612.399
• DOI: 10.1002/biof.1388
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-6433

Abstract

Abstract: An answer to the question posed by the title must be simple not to disturb in his tomb Albert Einstein, who wrote "Man muß die Dinge so einfach wie möglich machen. Aber nicht einfacher". A simple answer (not simpler) can be: Antioxidants are not antioxidants, they are not wonder drugs and they are not all quackery; but they are not nothing. The arguments in support of this conundrumic statement will be developed below. © 2017 BioFactors, 43(6):785–788, 2017