can antioxidants really make a difference in preventing and treating heart disease?
Chad . Chad, the use of antioxidants & other nutrients for heart health is not without controversy. The primary basis for antioxidant use in the past has been to prevent oxidation of lipids (cholesterol) in the blood. This is important from a biochemical standpoint as when cholesterol in your blood gets damaged (oxidized) plaques form. Therefore antioxidants are thought to have a protective effect against plaques formation. However, since theory and results often vary, most physicians make recommendations based on evidence: What really happens in your body when a certain therapy is used. So, what is the real evidence with use of supplements in heart disease? In the case of antioxidants, the evidence (published in respected journals such as the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the Australian Journal of Medicine, Biofactors, and Alternative Medicine Review,) does in fact show that certain nutrients can have beneficial effects in the treatment and prevention of heart disease. Preve
