5. Any antioxidant will do
Antioxidants act by delaying or preventing the oxidation of other compounds, but the word ‘antioxidant’ is just a general descriptive term because each are distinct chemical entities with different modes of action for their effects.
Antioxidants can be thiols, phenols, and amines and may be either hydrophilic or lipophilic and they all have unique (bio-)chemical profiles, the review said.
“Different antioxidants display different biological effects, and for specific pathological conditions the right antioxidant needs to be selected.”