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Free radicals are oxygen atoms that are missing one electron from the pair the atom should have. When an atom is missing an electron from a pair, it becomes unstable and very reactive. That’s because a free radical desperately wants to find another electron to fill in the gap, so it grabs an electron from the next atom it gets near.

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Of the importance of antioxidants in the biochemistry of living organisms.

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Avocados are rich in healthy fats that antioxidants prevent cell damage.

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Recent years have witnesses increased interest in the role of free radical oxidative damage in human diseases and aging. Free radical oxidative stress has a probable role in the pathogensis of variety of human disease which has led to the use of agents that can supplement the natural antioxidant defenses. Various natural antioxidant enzymes, vitamins and even synthetic agents with antioxidant enzymes, vitamins and even synthetic agents with antioxidant properties have a potential role in various conditions like Diabetes mellitus, inflammatory diseases, reperfusion injury (as in Myocardial injury), atherosclerosis cancer and Ageing as per the recent studies.

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How do Free Radicals Affect the Body.

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Free radicals are highly unstable chemicals that attack, infiltrate and damage to vital cell structures. The most stable chemical compounds in the body has a pair of electrons. Sometimes a member of the pair of electrons are pulled out. The resulting compound (which is short of an electron) is known as free radicals.