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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 49
| Issue : 3 | Page : 229-235 |
Antioxidant Micronutrients in the Prevention of Age-related Diseases
MC Polidori
Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, Geb. 22.03, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Correspondence Address:
M C Polidori
Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstr. 1, Geb. 22.03, D-40225 Düsseldorf
Germany
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PMID: 14597786 
The role and functions of antioxidant micronutrients such as ascorbate (vitamin C), a-tocopherol (vitamin E) and carotenoids that are provided through the diet in aging and in the prevention of age-related diseases are discussed in the present work. In general, a healthy lifestyle involving regular exercise and avoidance of tobacco or alcohol abuse are the key to the prevention of several age-related diseases including cardiovascular diseases, dementia and cancer. A balanced and regular nutrition with at least five portions of fruit and vegetables per day is a critical constituent of such a healthy lifestyle.
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