Antioxidants

In light of the growing numbers of overweight and obese individuals across the world, many researchers are concentrating their efforts on developing new solutions to tackle weight gain. Indeed this is a major issue given that excess weight is a known risk factor for many diseases such as diabetes and...

The popularity of green tea in many parts of the world is not solely due to its taste. Green tea’s exceptional composition means it is also renowned for offering a host of health benefits. Among the components found in green tea are catechins including epigallocatechin gallate or ECGC. Part of...

If you’re wondering about the benefits of zinc or how effective it is, a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2016 provides an update. Objective: to assess the benefits of zinc supplementation The overall objective of this study was to assess the benefits of food fortification...

Astaxanthin is part of the large family of carotenoids endowed with powerful antioxidant properties. Astaxanthin is produced by several types of algae and plankton; it is the red pigment that gives salmon, shrimps and pink flamingos their colour. Since scientists first became interested in astaxanthin’s ability to neutralise singlet oxygen...

In a healthy person, over 90% of coenyzme Q10 is present in its reduced form - ubiquinol. Research shows that ubiquinol is also the most effective at neutralising free radicals and that it increases mitochondrial energy production. In addition, it has much greater bioavailability than the CoQ10 typically found in...