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GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · key term
A reactive substance that can damage body cells.
Used by AQA
Specification 3.2.2.1 · Paper 1
Revise: Antioxidant Functions of VitaminsFree radicals are reactive substances that can damage body cells. Exposure to cigarette smoke, pollution and ultraviolet radiation from sunlight can produce free radicals.
When explaining antioxidant function, link the vitamin to protection of body cells from damage caused by free radicals.
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