Table 3. This table demonstrates the negative effect of an individual’s body from free radical oxidative stress.

As one can gather both chronic inflammation leading to OA and diabetes are listed in this figure [21].  Figure original © Harshita Nadella.

Effect of free radical stress	Organ system
Brain	Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, autism spectrum disorder, migraine, depression, dementia, bipolar disorder, cancer
Eyes	Macular degeneration, retinal degeneration, cataracts
Heart	Myocardial Infarction, hypertension, stroke, atherosclerosis, angina, diabetes
Kidney	Chronic kidney disease, renal nephritis
Skin	Wrinkles, acne, eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, cancer
Joints	Arthritis
Immune system	Chronic inflammation, HIV, herpes, Crohn’s disease, hepatitis, lupus, cancer
Blood vessels	Atherosclerosis, hypertension, varicose veins, hyperlipidemia
Lung	Asthma, COPD, allergies, cancer, bronchitis
Eyes	Macular degeneration, retinal degeneration, cataracts