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The antioxidant defense system is complex with coupled oxidation/reduction reactions and free-radical-quenching activities. Dietary input of selected vitamins and minerals, unsaturated fatty acids, and various phytochemicals and flavonoids allow for regeneration of central antioxidants maintaining the balance between pro- and antioxidants. Adapted from Strain,114 with permission from Cambridge University Press.
