8. Once used, antioxidants are inactive
There is an assumption that once oxidised, an antioxidant loses its power – which seems quite logical, said the review.
However, this is not entirely correct because some antioxidants can remain quite active as scavengers when oxidized – like dihydrolipoic acid.
“Antioxidants function in a network and regeneration of oxidized antioxidants frequently occurs.”
