Vitamin C and other antioxidants (like vitamin E) are scavengers that gobble up free radicals, preventing them from harming your telomeres and cells. People with higher blood levels of vitamins C and E have longer telomeres, but only when they also have lower levels of a molecule known as F2-isoprostane, which is an indicator of oxidative stress. The higher this ratio between blood antioxidants and F2-isoprostane, the less oxidative stress there is in the body. This is just one of the many reasons you should eat fruits and vegetables every day; they offer some of the best sources of
...more
