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Use of Antioxidants in several Chronic and Degenerative Diseases Treatment ; Empleo de antioxidantes en el tratamiento de diversas enfermedades crónico-degenerativas

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Abstract

Antioxidants are compounds widely spread in the plant kingdom; The antioxidants study concern has increased in recent decades due to the consumption of them has been associated with the decrease of chronic and degenerative diseases incidence such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. These are a serious public health problem that impacts significantly on the Health Programs expenditure percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP). Within the wide range of antioxidants, there exist polyphenols among which the flavonoids stand out because they have shown to have antioxidant activity capable of inhibiting free radicals formation such as superoxide and hydroxyl known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). They are capable of causing cell damage triggering different chronic and degenerative diseases. There is a great myriad of food like the blueberry, red wine, green tea and cocoa that have been studied for their antioxidant properties and association to prevent such diseases. The authors infer that this happens because of the high content of phenolic compounds found in this food and conclude that a diet rich in polyphenols meaningfully reduce the risk of developing a chronic and degenerative disease. ; Los antioxidantes son compuestos ampliamente distribuidos en el reino vegetal, el interés en su estudio se ha incrementado en las últimas décadas debido a que su consumo se ha relacionado con la disminución de enfermedades crónico-degenerativas como la diabetes, cáncer, enfermedades cardiovasculares y enfermedades neurodegenerativas, las cuales son un serio problema para la salud pública, repercutiendo en destinar gastos importantes del producto interno bruto (PIB) en materia de salud. Dentro de la gama de antioxidantes se encuentran los polifenoles, destacando los flavonoides, los cuales han demostrado tener actividad antioxidante, ser capaces de inhibir la formación de radicales libres como el superóxido e hidroxilo, conocidos como especies reactivas del oxígeno (ROS), que son capaces de ocasionar daño celular desencadenando distintas enfermedades crónico-degenerativas. Existe una gran variedad de alimentos que han sido sujeto de estudio como el arándano, vino tinto, té verde y cacao por las propiedades antioxidantes que presentan y su asociación con la prevención de dichas enfermedades. Esto se infiere debido al alto contenido de compuestos fenólicos, en los que la mayoría de los autores concluyen que una dieta rica en polifenoles disminuye significativamente el riesgo de desarrollar alguna enfermedad crónico degenerativa.