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Did you know that, #antioxidants found in most #fruits 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍓" title="Erdbeere" aria-label="Emoji: Erdbeere"> & vegetables https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥬" title="Leafy green" aria-label="Emoji: Leafy green">like #VitaminC, #VitaminE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">have several other #health benefits? For instance, improved resistance to diseases & prevention from cognitive disorders. This gives us all the more reasons to have them everyday
Antioxidants are plant compounds found in fruits https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍋" title="Zitrone" aria-label="Emoji: Zitrone">, vegetables, #herbs, #spices https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎋" title="Tanabata Baum" aria-label="Emoji: Tanabata Baum"> & #tea leaf extracts, which are easily available for consumption. Here’s an interesting #thread on health benefits of #antioxidants to motivate you to include them in your #diet more often.
1/10 #Antioxidants fight against oxidative #stress or damage caused by free radicals by neutralizing their harmful effect. Radicals produced in the body cause destruction of #healthy cells and alter their function https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤗" title="Umarmendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Umarmendes Gesicht">
2/10 They protect your #skin from damages induced by UV rays https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌞" title="Sonne mit Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Sonne mit Gesicht">. Antioxidants like #resveratrol and #phytoalexin found in #grapeshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍇" title="Weintrauben" aria-label="Emoji: Weintrauben"> and #berries, prevents radicals from causing damage to the skin tissue by scavenging them
3/10 They take good care of your heart https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz"> and prevent the risk of #diseases. #VitaminC https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥝" title="Kiwi fruit" aria-label="Emoji: Kiwi fruit"> found in fruits like #lemon https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍋" title="Zitrone" aria-label="Emoji: Zitrone">, oranges https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍊" title="Mandarine" aria-label="Emoji: Mandarine"> and sweet limes have the ability to protect the #heart from the deleterious effects of free radicals
4/10 Oxidation of #fats in your body might cause #cardiovascular disorders. #VitaminE found in #avocado https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥑" title="Avocado" aria-label="Emoji: Avocado">, #nuts and #vegetable oils like #wheatgerm oil, #sunfloweroil https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌻" title="Sonnenblume" aria-label="Emoji: Sonnenblume">and #almond oil prevent the formation of free radicals
5/10 They defend your body against cancer. Natural pigments found in plants, fruits https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥝" title="Kiwi fruit" aria-label="Emoji: Kiwi fruit">& vegetables like #chlorophyll (leafy vegetables https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥬" title="Leafy green" aria-label="Emoji: Leafy green">), #carotenoids ( #carrots, #squash) & anthocyanins ( #berries , #grapes) reduce the risk of developing cancer & proliferation of cancer cells
6/10 They protect your eyes from vision loss https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤓" title="Nerd-Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nerd-Gesicht">. #Carotenoids found in yellowish-orange colored #fruits & vegetables like #carrots https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥕" title="Karotte" aria-label="Emoji: Karotte"> and #pumpkins https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎃" title="Halloweenkürbis" aria-label="Emoji: Halloweenkürbis">, protect the #retina of the eye from any possible oxidative damage and maintain the integrity of #opticalfunction
7/10 Regular consumption of #antioxidants help with better resistance to #cold & #flu https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Gesicht mit Mundschutz" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Mundschutz"> by boosting your #immunity & improve #immune response. Vitamin C & Vitamin E increase the production of #whitebloodcells & #platelets https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😪" title="Verschlafenes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Verschlafenes Gesicht"> which act as the natural defense system of the body
8/10 #Polyphenols, a group of chemical substances naturally present in #cocoa https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍫" title="Schokoriegel" aria-label="Emoji: Schokoriegel">, fruits, #wines https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍇" title="Weintrauben" aria-label="Emoji: Weintrauben"> & #tea extracts, keep a check on fat oxidation & play a protective role in preventing disorders of the #heart, #cognition & #inflammatory conditions like #obesity & #diabetes
9/10 #Selenium and #zinc are not very popular but they are minerals of great importance. They work with #vitaminE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥑" title="Avocado" aria-label="Emoji: Avocado"> & #vitaminC https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥝" title="Kiwi fruit" aria-label="Emoji: Kiwi fruit"> to effectively express their antioxidant effects. Selenium is found in #seafood https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍤" title="Frittierte Garnele" aria-label="Emoji: Frittierte Garnele"> & nuts. Whereas, zinc in #meat, #wholegrains, #nuts & #lentils
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