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Studies have shown that antioxidants may slow or help prevent cancer, heart disease and other diseases. Antioxidants also help prevent damage to cells caused by free radicals – molecules produced when the body breaks down food.
Good sources of antioxidants are berries, kidney beans, spinach, sweet potatoes, cinnamon and oregano.