Oxidants in Daily Life and Common Health Conditions

Exercise
Since oxidants are generated as a byproduct of body’s metabolism, their formation increases as the body’s metabolism increases.
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Inflammation
Oxidants are closely intertwined with inflammation and they are a result and at the same time a cause of inflammation.
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Atherosclerosis
Lipids are transported in blood as lipoproteins, molecular complexes of various combinations of lipids with specific carrier proteins.
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Ultraviolet and X-rays
Both ultraviolet rays and X-rays are a form of energy just like heat is a form of energy. However, their energy comes in packets called photons instead of a diffuse form of heat.
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Mutagenesis
Possibly the most important source of mutagenic alterations in DNA is oxidative damage.
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Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease is a condition of excessive lipid accumulation in liver cells. It has multiple causes or causally related conditions.
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Emphysema
The lung is made up of numerous minute air sacs called alveoli, each surrounded by very thin walls. Networks of capillaries run through these walls and exchange of carbon dioxide with oxygen takes place between the blood in those capillaries and the air in the alveoli.
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