 Nutrition Testing  Nutrition Testing    Antioxidants are the
substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted
by oxygen or peroxides or superoxide ions. They play a major
role in strengthening the body's defense against free radicals.
Free radicals can lead to oxidation of DNA and accumulation of
somatic mutations due to formation of oxidation adducts. There
are many sources of free radicals, for instance, cosmic rays,
heavy metals like lead, mercury or cadmium, components of
cigarette smoke like benzopyridines, and how can we forget those
yummy salty potato chips! Antioxidants have the ability to
stabilize free radicals capable of oxidation reaction. They are
present in various fruits which are rich sources of vitamin C,
like oranges and lemons and also in some forms of green
vegetables. The presence of certain levels of antioxidants can
be detected by various antioxidant check kits which are often
based on urine sampling. The samples are treated with an
estimated count of free radicals, and