re: #148 researchok

Since there is so much energy here, I have an OT question: What is the deal with antioxidants? Is it for real, as a big a deal as they say it is?

And yes, I’m being serious. I just got on the supplements kick and it is hard to separate fact from fiction.

The short answer is yes, antioxidants are important. However, the odds of a supplement actually providing them are small. I have never seen a study of supplement efficacy that was peer reviewed and objectively done.

Micronutrients are known to be important, but how they work and are absorbed is still mostly a mystery. Any claim to the contrary is nothing but hype.