HIGHER REACHES ANSWERS: Antioxidants may be dangerous to young people, Chinese study finds [February 21, 2017]
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1. They might die young
2. The study showed that antioxidant pills can upset the body’s stress-response mechanism and make young people age more quickly.
3. It can damage cells in a process similar to the rusting of metal.
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5. The idea that antioxidants slow down the ageing process, cure diseases or prevent cancer.
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7. to strengthen the RRC capability.
8. How two people of the same age can age at different speeds.
9. Another professor (San Jianli, a cell biologist at Beijing Normal University) said Chen's findings "make perfect sense".
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