OXIDATIVE STRESS
When the quantity of free radicals produced by our organism ia greater than the phisiological quantity and our internal system (Anti-oxidand System) is unable to neutralise such an accumulation of free radicals, OXIDATIVE STRESS is produced.
The main consequences of oxidative stress are:
- damage typical of aging,
- arterosclerosis,
- damage to mucous membranes and other cell structures
- alterations to the genetic DNA chain
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