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Antioxidants help arteries stay healthy. Antioxidants are substances that protect cells against the effects of free radicals molecules produced when the body breaks down food or is exposed to environmental toxins and radiation. Free radicals are believed to play a role in heart disease, cancer and other disorders.

Antioxidants supplementation significantly increase large and small artery elasticity in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. This beneficial vascular effect was associated with an improvement in glucose and lipid metabolism as well as significant decrease in blood pressure.

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