Health Benefits of Beet Juice
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6. Rich in Antioxidants
The body creates free radicals while turning food into energy, after exercise and due to exposure to sunlight and air pollution. Free radicals create damage to the DNA. Flavonoid and carotenoid antioxidants found in beet juice may limit the harmful effects of free radicals.
Antioxidants act as free radical scavengers and fight against toxins.5R;, Kanner J;Harel S;Granit. ‘Betalains–a New Class of Dietary Cationized Antioxidants.’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11714300/. An excessive and chronic amount of free radicals in the body can cause oxidative stress, damaging cells and leading to chronic diseases.
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