Sun, Sep-01-24, 07:52
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Just to put the whole "antioxidants from plants" thing in perspective, this is a snippet from the NIH:
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Plant-based antioxidants are mainly phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and vitamins, while animal-based antioxidants are mainly whole protein or the peptides of meat, fish, egg, milk, and plant proteins.
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So antioxidants are not exclusive to plants, and even on a carnivore diet, you're still getting antioxidants from animal products.
The fact they mentioned that plants have carotenoids makes me think of the study that had to be discontinued because beta-carotene actually increased the risk of lung cancer. |