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Factors influencing changes to the content of antioxidants in the body.
MERLEOVÁ, Gabriela
This thesis deals with the relationship between antioxidants and free radicals, their interactions and effects on the human body. Characteristics, properties and occurrence of some antioxidants such as carotenoids, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, selenium, melatonin, quercetin, etc., may explain some of the mechanisms of their effects on human health, particularly in the area of lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and obesity. Fruits and vegetables are important sources of dietary antioxidants and therefore are regularly added to the diet part of the antioxidant defense of the organism, although the content of antioxidants in these foods may be changed by external influences. Information used in this study were obtained from the scientific and professional publications and periodicals found in domestic and international databases of scientific and specialist literature.
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